Help with ID

Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith Registered Users Posts: 60 Big grins

June 5, 2010 edited June 7, 2010 in Holy Macro

I haven't seen one of these before. Looks like some type of moth. Very dark brown. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Bill

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Lord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins

June 5, 2010 edited June 5, 2010

Lovely capture- it's a bee fly of some type- Bombyliidae.
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Arrowsmith Registered Users Posts: 60 Big grins

June 5, 2010 edited June 5, 2010

Lord Vetinari wrote: »

Lovely capture- it's a bee fly of some type- Bombyliidae.
Brian V.

Thanks, Brian.

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Nikon F Bellows Model II
Nikon E2, M, M2, PN-1 tubes

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GOLDENORFE Super Moderators Posts: 4,747 moderator

June 7, 2010 edited June 7, 2010

good find, looks like a stealth bomber!
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