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Description:

Looks similar to hummingbird moth? Saw one other on other side of the house. They like to hang upside down.

Habitat:

Virginia

4 Comments

wsduff
wsduff 10 years ago

Wow thanks! This is the second one I've seen perch upside down!

eleanorbidwell
eleanorbidwell 10 years ago

I agree with you Jakubko.

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

Interesting! Though this does look like a hummingbird moth, it is a member of the order Diptera (two-wings, or flies) in the family Bombyliidae. I've never seen them perch like this! Fantastic!

mbrummermann
mbrummermann 10 years ago

It's a bee fly,

wsduff
Spotted by
wsduff

Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Spotted on Apr 30, 2013
Submitted on May 1, 2013

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