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gtr1017 Roanoke, VA Jul 14, 2010

This guy was in my greenhouse, kinda looks like a fly, but acts more like a bee. just under an inch long I would say....G

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gtr1017 Roanoke, VA Jul 14, 2010

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wayfarers Washington, DC(Zone 6b) Jul 14, 2010

It's Tiger Bee Fly, xenox tigrinis. A large Bee Fly with a distinctive wing pattern. Whether the adults eat nectar or not is debatable, but it is not blood sucker. The larvae parasitize Carpenter Bees.

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