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Tiger bee fly

Xenox tigrinus

Description:

1/2" long bee fly.

Habitat:

The farm at Nashville Zoo.


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5 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 months ago

Thank you discovery3!

discovery3
discovery3 11 months ago

Great picture!

KarenL
KarenL 11 months ago

Thank you Carol & Liam!
I thought it was some kind of deer fly but it's actually completely harmless!

Liam
Liam 11 months ago

What a cool bug, Karen!

CarolSnowMilne
CarolSnowMilne 11 months ago

So funny! HA!

Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Lat: 36.09, Long: -86.75

Spotted on Jun 24, 2012
Submitted on Jun 26, 2012

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