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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Jun 06, 2010

I found this near Vernal, Utah. He was pretty neat.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 07, 2010

This is a bee fly (Diptera: Bombyliidae), but as there literally are scores of species having this general appearance (see http://tinyurl.com/256gm98 for an example), I am not going to attempt a more specific identification. The larvae of these flies are parasitoid/predatory on the eggs and larvae of ground-nesting insects, primarily those of solitary bees and wasps; the adults are nectar/pollen feeders.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Jun 07, 2010

I see. Thanks again.

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