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Tiger Bee Fly

Xenox tigrinus

Photo by keithbturner
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Flying around back yard near deck off a busy street in city.

Notes:

Very large, fly looking, appeared to be black and white in flight. Looks like a fly but the wings are moth like.

Species ID Suggestions

Tiger Bee Fly

Xenox tigrinus

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Comments (1)
Gordon Dietzman
I'm not sure what this is, perhaps a bee fly. Check this page and others that follow it and see if any of them match your spotting: http://bugguide.net/node/view/55/bgimage?from=46022
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PublishedJune 29, 2011

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