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Ligyra tantalus - Bee Fly Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br />
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They have very large eyes, hence good eyesight, making them very difficult to get close enough for a reasonable shot. Also a rare sight, I only get one or two opportunities in a year.<br />
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Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br />
http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37999/ligyra_tantalus_-_bee_fly.html<br />
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Ligyra tantalus - Bee Fly

Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.

Ligyra tantalus - Bee Fly This is an impressive member of family Bombyliidae, the bee flies, evolved to impersonate their distant apid cousins.<br />
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They have very large eyes, hence good eyesight, making them very difficult to get close enough for a reasonable shot. Also a rare sight, I only get one or two opportunities in a year.<br />
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Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br />
http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37999/ligyra_tantalus_-_bee_fly.html<br />
http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37997/ligyra_tantalus_-_bee_fly.html Bandung,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Ligyra tantalus,West Java,Winter,bee,bee fly,bombyliidae

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Ligyra tantalus is a species of insect in the Bombyliidae family, commonly known as bee flies. It has an orange and brown thorax and a black abdomen with a white ring and four spots on it, although the rearmost two spots can be joined together in some specimens. The wings are purplish-black and swept back from the body when at rest.

Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Vodkaman
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By Vodkaman

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Uploaded Apr 21, 2016. Captured May 17, 2013 10:25 in Jl. Lavender No.8, Ciwaruga, Parongpong, Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Jawa Barat, Indonesia.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/8.0
  • 1/100s
  • ISO200
  • 105mm