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 Is this bombylius major?
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| LordV |
Posted on 12-05-2006 20:28
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This bee-fly seemed much darker and more banded on the abdomen than the previous bee-flies I've had in the garden which were ID'd as Bombylius major. Brian V.  |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 12-05-2006 21:18
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Looks like Bombylius major to me  In my experience you really have to look hard to find any other species of beefly in the UK. Also, with that wing colouration it is very distinctive - of the species with a long proboscis one (discolor) has speckled wings and the others are much smaller with unpatterned wings. |
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| LordV |
Posted on 13-05-2006 06:18
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Ah thanks Chris. Certainly wasn't looking hard- this one decided to land at my feet. Brian V. |
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