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Bee fly

Philoliche longirostris

Description:

Philoliche longirostris is a fly of the Tabanidae family native to India, specifically the Himalayas. It was first identified by Thomas Hardwicke in 1823.[3] Notable is its proboscis, which is "many times longer than its body". - Wikipedia.

Notes:

at altitudes above 3200 meters nearby to Jalori pass. there were temporary water pits dug up by forest department for wild animals. those water pits formed a death trap for many of the insects which forms the local fauna of the alpine meadows.This one with the long proboscis caught my eyes. :)

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Philoliche longirostris
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6 Comments

Deny
Deny 3 years ago

Good thing of spotting , amazing macro 😍😍😍

ChimeTsetan
ChimeTsetan 11 years ago

thank you Argy Bee. the description and the distribution fits the bill perfectly. :)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

BugEric gave some clue to find this ID suggestion.

ChimeTsetan
ChimeTsetan 11 years ago

thank you lori.tas Will be excited to know which species. :)
Thank you JillBlack. :)

JillBlack
JillBlack 11 years ago

nice photo

ChimeTsetan
Spotted by
ChimeTsetan

Shillihar, Himachal Pradesh, India

Spotted on Sep 21, 2012
Submitted on Sep 21, 2012

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