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j_b_burrell Cairo, Egypt May 14, 2008

What's feasting on the hollyhocks?

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) May 15, 2008

I think it's some species of Bee Fly:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/185

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) May 15, 2008

I was thinking it might be one the clearwing / hummingbird moths, like maybe genus Hemaris, but I don't know.

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) May 15, 2008

I thought this guy was a lot smaller than a HM, even his wings are short. Maybe j_b could get a pic of it's face.

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j_b_burrell Cairo, Egypt May 17, 2008

Unfortunately, this was the only shot I got, fly_girl, before it flew off.

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) May 17, 2008

I don't think it can be a Bee-Fly, because I am almost sure I can see two pairs of wings. I think it is probably a bee of some sort,

Kennedy

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