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Syrphid FliesBee Fly – Villa sp?
June 11, 2010
Dear Bugman,
I think I have this fly identified as being in the Bombyliidae family, specifically Villa sp. Am I correct? Thanks for your help!
Anna Carreon
Hawthorne, California
Hover Fly
Hi Anna,
Though your fly looks like a bee, it is not a bee fly. It is a Flower Fly or Hover Fly in the family Syrphidae. We have matched it to an image on BugGuide, also from California, that is identified only as the genus Copestylum. We believe it most resembles Copestylum marginatum, but all the images on BugGuide appear to be females. Your fly is a male as evidenced by the closeness of his eyes. Females have a space between the eyes.
Hover Fly
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