Bee fly ( Hemipenthes sinuosa ) by larose forest photos

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01-JUL-2014	Christine Hanrahan

Bee fly (Hemipenthes sinuosa)

Dunrobin

This is one of the larger bee flies, with a striking wing pattern. It is not a bee, but a fly, and the common name of bee fly comes from the resemblance of some of species to bees!

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Ika Zinka Eferl		18-Feb-2015 21:18
Beautiful picture,Chrisstine!V

Carol Rollins		18-Feb-2015 13:19
An excellent capture, Christine. I'm always excited to spot a bee fly.

Carl Carbone		18-Feb-2015 03:32
What a handsome insect.

joseantonio		17-Feb-2015 17:32
Looks lovely with those green colors and backdrop.v.

Alexander Kazakov		17-Feb-2015 16:47
Great black! V

Hank Vander Velde		17-Feb-2015 16:30
Good shot of this Bee fly I've not seen before Christine.

Helen Betts		17-Feb-2015 16:23
Interesting name for this fly, and quite a striking looking insect. Beautiful, detailed capture of it, too! V.

Walter Otto Koenig		17-Feb-2015 14:45
Fascinating to see this. Interesting that it does not seem to have antennas. "V"

Stephanie		17-Feb-2015 14:44
Striking critter!!! V

Jim Coffman		17-Feb-2015 14:08
That is rather big! Very nice capture!

globalgadabout		17-Feb-2015 14:05
it looks built for speed with those delta wings..

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