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Bee Fly

Xenox tigrinus

Description:

Mating on a car tire. Green and black wing markings with a pair of white dots at their abdomens.

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7 Comments

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 9 years ago

thanks mark ;)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Nice find. Impressive looking flies.

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Sorry....I could not resist.

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 9 years ago

Haha, pun alert ;) thank you james!

James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

I guess they are "tired" with their amorous adventures! Great image

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 9 years ago

That's what I thought was going on, too, thanks Jellis. And thank you britsnana for the ID!

Jellis
Jellis 9 years ago

there are two there, seem to be mating

Caleb Steindel
Spotted by
Caleb Steindel

North Carolina, USA

Spotted on Jan 8, 2015
Submitted on Jan 8, 2015

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