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Family: Bombyliidae.
Thanks for your comment, maksym.bedynski. I guess this fly has that black stripe on its abdomen, because is trying to resemble a bee. The common name for this kind of flies is 'Bee fly'.
Nice shots. Any idea why the black line or stripe on the abdomen, anyone?
Spotted on Feb 6, 2014 Submitted on Feb 6, 2014
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Thanks for your comment, maksym.bedynski. I guess this fly has that black stripe on its abdomen, because is trying to resemble a bee. The common name for this kind of flies is 'Bee fly'.
Nice shots. Any idea why the black line or stripe on the abdomen, anyone?