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Sinuous bee fly

Hemipenthes sinuosa

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

1 cm long sawfly/beefly

Habitat:

Semi rural

Reference Links:

Bee fly - Hemipenthes sinuosa - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
ForestDragon
Perhaps a Sinuous Bee Fly (Hemipenthes sinuosa). Wing pattern seems to match: http://bugguide.net/node/view/14123

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PublishedMay 28, 2014

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