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Conophorus fenestratus
Brown, fuzzy fly with patterned abdomen and wings. This fly is mimicking a bee. Antennae are "hairy, basally-thickened, parallel and nearly touching" - Aaron Schusteff
Unknown weed on trail in chaparral at Daley Ranch
Confirmed by BugGuide
Spotted on Mar 27, 2012
Submitted on Mar 28, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks oxyjack. I'll update the ID. I submitted it to BugGuide but the photo's so bad they may not be able to ID it.
It's kind of hard to see details, but I'm pretty sure this is a bee fly (Family Bombyliidae).