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Bee Fly

Anthrax striatipennis

Photo by Machi
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Interesting fly with a black and white striped abdomen and speckled wings. Confirmation of ID on bugguide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1053007

Habitat:

Sandy pine flatwoods trail

Notes:

First spotting of Anthrax striatipennis on Project Noah!

Reference Links:

Species Anthrax striatipennis - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Machi
Thanks ForestDragon!
ForestDragon
This cool fly is one of the Bee Flies. It looks similar to some of the flies in genus Anthrax. http://bugguide.net/node/view/6581/bgpage

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