Florida Bee Killer (Mallophora bomboides) | Project Noah

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Photo by Machi

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Field Notes

Description:

A bumblebee mimicking robber fly eating a bee or a wasp

Habitat:

Hanging around a pile of tree clippings from a cherry laurel, some bushes, and palm tree flowers (which attracted the many bees and wasps that it was hunting)

Reference Links:

bee killers - Mallophora bomboides (Weidemann), M. orcina (Weidemann), and M. n…

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That's amazing!

Thanks!

Mallophora bomboides looks correct. BB mimic robberfly

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