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Tiger Bee Fly - Xenox tigrinus This species is so striking!<br />
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Habitat: On a planter in a garden Diptera,Geotagged,Summer,Tiger bee fly,United States,Xenox,Xenox tigrinus,bee fly,fly Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Tiger Bee Fly - Xenox tigrinus

This species is so striking!

Habitat: On a planter in a garden

    comments (4)

  1. That's a really clear shot! Can still see the wet ink on the wings. Posted 4 years ago
    1. Haha! Thanks! I had to lift the shadows a bit. I'd love to see one of these flies on a plant someday, but I always seem to find them on human-made objects. Posted 4 years ago
  2. Super shot. I wonder why tiger though and not leopard, cheetah or ocelot. ;-) Posted 4 years ago
    1. Thanks! Excellent point ;). 'Ocelot Bee Fly' would be my choice. Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago

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The tiger bee fly, Xenox tigrinus, is an insect of the family Bombyliidae (bee flies). Xenox tigrinus is a parasitoid of carpenter bees.

Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 10, 2021. Captured Jul 31, 2020 11:00 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm