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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Apr 06, 2008

I thought this was a hover fly until I saw the picture. The long beak threw me. Can someone help?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Apr 06, 2008

It's a bee fly, a true fly Bombylius major. There's no pic in bugfiles yet:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/1882/

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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Apr 06, 2008

Thank you very much, claypa. I had no idea of where to look for that one.

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