Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Unknown golden bee

Posted by Alvesgaspar on 11-09-2007 18:29
#1

This is a quite uncommon bee for my little experience and I have no ideaa of the species or family. Sorry about the poor quality of the photo.

Joaquim Gaspar
Lisboa

Posted by cthirion on 11-09-2007 19:11
#2

Golden bee is Diptera Bombyliidae;)!

Posted by Alvesgaspar on 11-09-2007 19:18
#3

Ahhh... So, it is a bee-fly? Well, it fooled me, for sure. Thanks for the help. Any idea of the genus? I can't see the long proboscis of the Bombylius sp.

Posted by crex on 11-09-2007 19:55
#4

Villa sp, I think. Perhaps if Paul moved the thread and you changed the main subject to attract David Gibbs ...