Bee-fly

Posted by Craig Lipski on Sun Feb 26, 2017 12:29 pm

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Large Bee-fly
Bombylius major

I'm fairly confident on the i.d; certainly a member of the Bombyliidae, but not 100% on the species; taken in a (Chiricahua) Mountain canyon in extreme SE Arizona. ID confirmation would be welcome.

Canon 1D MkIV
100-40 4.5-5.6 MkII @ 371mm
1/1250 sec @ f/8
Ev +.67
iso 400
Handheld, natural light

Comments, constructive criticism, and re-posts always welcome.

Good light,
Craig

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by leigha on Sun Feb 26, 2017 3:30 pm

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Can't confirm the ID, but does look like it. Love these guys. Nicely captured.

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by Tom Whelan on Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:07 pm

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Nice diagonal composition, great pose and wing position. I think you're on the right track with the ID; try posting at bugguide.net. There are dozens of species in that genus.

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by paulo on Wed Mar 01, 2017 9:00 am