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Hemipenthes Beefly

Hemipenthes morio

Description:

Hemipenthes morio is a species of 'bee flies' belonging to the family Bombyliidae subfamily Anthracinae. This common 'bee-fly' is mainly present in most of Europe, in eastern Palearctic ecozone, in the Near East and in Nearctic ecozone. It was spotted in Othrys mountain, Greece, when it landed on my hand and just sat there!

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Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας, Greece

Spotted on Jun 2, 2016
Submitted on Jun 4, 2016

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