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Description:

Like a bee/wasp hybrid.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Laphria fernaldi
Latimeria
Latimeria 13 years ago
Robber fly
Asilidae Asilidae


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2 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Hover fly...?

Latimeria
Latimeria 13 years ago

It's tough to say for sure from the picture because it's a bit dark, but judging from the eyes and thin, hairy body, it could be a robber fly. There are a good number of species which mimic bees or wasps, so I'd suggest starting your search with the robber flies.

DonBaron
Spotted by
DonBaron

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Spotted on Oct 10, 2010
Submitted on Mar 10, 2011

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