Hover or not?

DeeBug

DeeBug Registered Users Posts: 487 Major grins

November 23, 2013 edited November 23, 2013 in Holy Macro

I posted this on my local site and another member reckons its a Hover Fly,i disagree, can any of you guys correct me? My argument is that Hovers dont have a big proboscis,that looks like a weapon on this guys nose! lol

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Lord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins

November 23, 2013 edited November 23, 2013

Lovely shot- pretty certain you are correct and it's a bee fly ( Bombylidae)
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DeeBug Registered Users Posts: 487 Major grins

November 23, 2013 edited November 23, 2013

Cheers Brian,your a star.

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