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Black and White True Bee Fly Thanks <a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/user/1429/haylo.html" class="user" title="view haylo's profile"><img src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=644263254b0daf1aacc2e23af3823044&d=identicon&size=80" alt="haylo" /><em>haylo</em></a> for identifying this insect.<br /> <br /> another angle<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/23566/black_and_white_true_bee_fly.html" title="Black and White True Bee Fly"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/744/23566_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=y%2FmRt8Ev0tmMk%2BE%2BoUj3iWTZoRQ%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Black and White True Bee Fly It looked like a mosquito. quite big. Thanks http://www.jungledragon.com/user/1429/haylo.html for identifying this.<br /> Here is from the top:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/23567/mosquito.html<br /> Bee Fly,Black and White True Bee Fly,Fly,Geotagged,Sri Lanka" /></a></figure> Black and White True Bee Fly,Fly,Geotagged,Sri Lanka Click/tap to enlarge

Black and White True Bee Fly

Thanks haylohaylo for identifying this insect.

another angle

Black and White True Bee Fly It looked like a mosquito. quite big. Thanks http://www.jungledragon.com/user/1429/haylo.html for identifying this.<br /> Here is from the top:<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/23567/mosquito.html<br /> Bee Fly,Black and White True Bee Fly,Fly,Geotagged,Sri Lanka

    comments (4)

  1. View haylo's profile
    haylo
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    Possibly a Black and White Bee Fly

    http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_robbers/BlackWhite.htm     Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      That look like a useful clue, thanks! @Bagerathan, can you share the location? Posted 10 years ago
  3. View Jivko Nakev's profile
    Jivko Nakev
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    It seems it should be quite difficult to ID this fly! Posted 9 years ago
  4. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Looks like "Black and White True Bee Fly" is still not specific enough for a species identification, it is a genus. Posted 9 years ago

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By Bagerathan Sivarajah

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Uploaded Nov 25, 2014. Captured Nov 23, 2014 15:46 in Kopay Bus Stop, AB20, Sri Lanka.
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  • E-M5
  • f/6.0
  • 1/50s
  • ISO800
  • 43mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.