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May 01, 2013 01:31 | #1

I have been looking for bee flies all over after I read that they can be found in florida, today I manage to spot something that looked like one from afar I chased for about 20 min and this is what I got, need ID help please

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Villa hottentotta ? or Anthracine Bee Fly?

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Villa hottentotta or Anthracine Bee Fly? profile

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female Villa hottentotta or Anthracine Bee Fly?

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on the other hand, what I thought to be a fruit fly it was not, was a Thaumatomyia rubida maybe Chlorops rufescens a new one for me

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Chloropidae - Thaumatomyia rubida maybe Chlorops rufescens

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and an actual fruit fly captured the other day

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Drosophila melanogaster fly

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May 01, 2013 02:30 | #2

Great shots

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May 01, 2013 08:20 as a reply to @ Fredan's post | #3

AMAZING shots!

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May 01, 2013 10:12 | #4

awesome set buddy!

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May 01, 2013 11:24 | #6

Beautifully captured flies, Andres. Your light is captivating! Hope you get ID's...

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May 02, 2013 10:02 | #7

A cracking set of pics. Well, its not a Bee-fly but looks like a hoverfly to me (but which one, I dont know).

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May 02, 2013 10:06 | #8

I'm with Linda on this, number 1 is not a bee fly.

I have had them in my garden today, the long proboscis gives them away. And the fact that they are camera shy.

Wonderful set Andres.

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May 02, 2013 10:33 | #9

lovely series, esp. like the amazing looking one on the first three shots... good sharpness and light also...

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May 02, 2013 10:46 | #10

thank you all for the nice comments, appreciate them very much
this is what I got in research so far, http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/diptera/Anthracine.htm
or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_(insect) Villa hottentotta both family of the the bee-fly family ( Bombyliidae) it does look hover like but it doesn't hover, thoughts ?

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May 02, 2013 11:12 | #11

It may well bee a beef lie. :oops:

At least they should share a long proboscis to give me a chance of ID

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May 02, 2013 13:09 | #12

Amazing set. Good job!

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May 03, 2013 00:48 | #13

Wonderful shots
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May 03, 2013 08:55 | #14

Nice bee fly. It almost looks like Chrysanthrax cypris. I shot one similar but it turned out to be Poecilanthrax

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May 03, 2013 12:29 | #15

BasAndrews wrote in post #15890417

It may well bee a beef lie. :oops:

At least they should share a long proboscis to give me a chance of ID

lol agree!

Tiller wrote in post #15890802

Amazing set. Good job!

thanks Tiller

LordV wrote in post #15892687

Wonderful shots
Brian v.

thanks Brian

defante wrote in post #15893415

Nice bee fly. It almost looks like Chrysanthrax cypris. I shot one similar but it turned out to be Poecilanthrax

thanks!

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