Teeny fly: These guys have been nectaring on my rosemary patch lately, this is the first time I've been able to get close enough for a good photo. As is usual I am downsampling for...

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Sep 15, 2014 19:57:49 #

RedAdmiral Loc: Humboldt County, California

These guys have been nectaring on my rosemary patch lately, this is the first time I've been able to get close enough for a good photo. As is usual I am downsampling for bandwidth.

Sep 15, 2014 20:06:20 #

Macronaut Loc: Redondo Beach,Ca.

This looks like a fuzzier version of the
Bee flies we have around here. I think there a few on my flickr page for comparison.

This is a far better shot than mine though :thumbup:

Sep 15, 2014 20:50:38 #

martinfisherphoto Loc: Lake Placid Florida

Wonderful Capture

Sep 15, 2014 22:11:49 #

tinusbum Loc: east texas

nice,i only have seen 1 like that but waiting patiently for the 2nd

Sep 16, 2014 00:02:55 #

A-PeeR Loc: Houston, Texas

Nice shot Anthony.

Sep 16, 2014 01:00:06 #

RedAdmiral Loc: Humboldt County, California

Thanks everyone. Doug, one of the folks on the entomology Facebook page, ID'ed it as a species of "Geron", a relative of the beeflies. With that info I went to "Bugguide.net they have photos just like it.

Sep 16, 2014 01:31:36 #

Macronaut Loc: Redondo Beach,Ca.

RedAdmiral wrote:

. . . one of the folks on the entomology Facebook page, ID'ed it as a species of "Geron", a relative of the beeflies.

Do you know if it has a common name? We just call them Bee flies even though they may only be cousins:wink:

Sep 16, 2014 02:20:42 #

RedAdmiral Loc: Humboldt County, California

Flyextreme wrote:

Do you know if it has a common name? We just call them Bee flies even though they may only be cousins:wink:

Audubon Field Guide does not mention them, Peterson field Guide does not mention them, Insects of the Pacific Northwest does not mention them, American Insects second edition mentions them only by their technical name. Bugguide.net only mentions them by their technical name. Someone on there described a relative as a "Needle Nosed Fly." But I think that was merely a description. Another reference was a "Slender Beefly" but once again I think that was descriptive rather than a real name. So for now I'm gonna' call it "Tony's Fly".

Sep 16, 2014 02:34:56 #

Macronaut Loc: Redondo Beach,Ca.

RedAdmiral wrote:

Someone on there described a relative as a "Needle Nosed Fly." So for now I'm gonna' call it "Tony's Fly".

I think Douglass called it a "Long legged Beefly".
"Tony's Fly" works too :wink: Whatever you want to call it, it's a very nice image :thumbup:

Sep 16, 2014 02:46:09 #