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| Bruce Marlin |
Posted on 05-06-2005 03:39
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At first I thought it a bumblebee... then I thought it a robber fly... is it a bee fly? I don't think so. Hmmm... Paul? Oh - 18mm from antennae to wingtips. 
Edited by Bruce Marlin on 05-06-2005 03:43 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 05-06-2005 12:27
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For a change: it is a syrphid: genus Mallota. Nine Nearctic species.
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| Bruce Marlin |
Posted on 05-06-2005 17:13
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Wow, you're kidding me. This is without a doubt the biggest I've ever seen! (How do you know all this stuff?!) Oh, I assume this is a female? ~Bruce Edited by Bruce Marlin on 05-06-2005 17:29 |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 05-06-2005 19:09
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Bruce Marlin wrote: (How do you know all this stuff?!) Oh, I assume this is a female? (A few books and lots of inquisitive people help.  ) Yes.
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