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Bee Fly (mating)
Lordotus zona
33.1856, -117.057
Field Notes
Description:
These are sexually dimorphous, bee-mimicking flies. The male is larger and white while the female is smaller and golden. Both have a dark band across the abdomen. They were in flight when I first saw them and my first thought was a large wasp. When they landed, I saw they were mating in flight.
Habitat:
Chaparral
Reference Links:
Species Lordotus zona - BugGuide.Net
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PublishedAugust 25, 2014
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