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Progressive Bee Fly

Xenox tigrinus

Photo by Dan Doucette
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43.0589, -79.0508

Field Notes

Description:

bee like body, wings similar to a horsefly

Habitat:

urban garden

Notes:

This fly was buzzing around my front porch. It kept trying to land on me.

Reference Links:

Genus Xenox - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Awesome! Thank you Dan. I have already created 3 missions! My first one was Southern California Wildlife :) Hope you're having fun on vacation.
Dan Doucette
Okay Cindy, joined and added. I will add more later. Hoppers, flies....what mission will you create next!?
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Dan, I'm at it again :) I started a mission called Flies! Please consider joining and adding all of your wonderful fly spottings :) http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8526126 Thank you
Ashish
Its Dorsal view remind me Northrop B2 bomber.
NicoleB
Beautiful markings on the wings!
Ashish
I thought its a Wasp moth...!!
Dan Doucette
Thanks Latimeria. I wasn't sure what it was when I first saw it either.
Latimeria
Beautiful picture, great detail. I saw one of these a few weeks ago and thought it was a moth at first! Also, I love the name of this genus. It sounds futuristic.

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PublishedJuly 31, 2011

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