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Bee Fly

Thyridanthrax sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Bombyliidae family

Habitat:

Mountain airfield 1100 metres asl, alpine grasses and scattered bushes.

Species ID Suggestions

Bee fly

Exhyalanthrax afer

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David rodriguez-roth
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Comments (1)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Hi David, thanks for your suggestion. From the antennae this looks more like Thyridanthrax sp. and certainly the abdomen pattern is not like E, afer, closer to T. lotus.

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2017 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedDecember 11, 2017

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