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Scaly Bee Fly

Lepidophora lutea

Photo by StirredMocha
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A very showy Bombyliid that pollinates flowers as an adult and parasitises wasps as larvae.

Reference Links:

Species Lepidophora lutea - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (2)
StirredMocha
The best part was that the insect was cooperative enough for me to take this picture via phone!

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Global Flight
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJuly 31, 2014

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