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Bee Flies from Florida
Need Help ID These Bugs? Location: Indialantic, Florida April 4, 2012 8:53 am Can Somebody please help me identify these bugs? I saw the white bug on pine needle and the small one that looks like a fly...
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Bee Fly
Subject: yellow fly Location: SW of Ridgecrest, CA June 27, 2012 10:25 pm What fly is this? It was on a rabbitbrush in Joshua tree/pinyon pine habitat Signature: Shelley Ellis Bee Fly Hi Shelley, This...
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Tiger Bee Fly
Subject: Moth or Bee? Location: Northeast Florida July 4, 2012 7:07 pm I can usually figure out most of the bugs I see, but this one has me puzzled. It was sitting on the fence in my yard in northeast...
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Bee Fly
Subject: Please identify… Location: 44°45’30” North and 76°29’52” West July 13, 2012 11:22 am Hello, Could you please identify the insect in the image. I took the image July 12th 2012 at Farren Lake,...
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Bomber Fly
Subject: Bee or Moth? Location: Lassen Volcanic Park, California August 3, 2012 6:27 am While hiking on Bumpass trail in Lassen Park California, we stumbled on this little critter acting like a...
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Tiger Bee Fly
Subject: Me again! Location: Welland Ontario August 3, 2012 5:09 pm Sorry, to bother you again, and thank you for answering my last inquiry. There are these flies/bee things here and they are soooooo...
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Bee Fly
Subject: Black-striped yellow fly with long snout. Location: On border of Ontario/Minnesota (BWCAW) August 9, 2012 10:01 am Hi! I just found your website and it is heaven to a bug lover like me. I’m...
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Mating Bee Flies
Subject: Mating Bee Flies/Bee Mimics? Location: Northeast Florida September 3, 2012 2:30 pm I’ve seen these insects in flowers in our yard and assumed they were bees. Today I came across a mating pair...
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What's Buzzing the Baccharis? Bee Fly
Bee Fly on the Baccharis in Elyria Canyon Park Location: Elyria Canyon Park, Mount Washington, Los Angeles, CA October 14, 2012 Right now we haven’t the energy to identify this relatively large Bee...
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Bee Fly
Subject: Bee or Fly Location: La Marque, Texas November 2, 2012 10:46 pm I see these around my yard all the time. They are super fast! & Super small! They remind me of hummingbirds how they fly,...
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Bee Fly
Subject: Fly ID Location: Starr County, Texas March 25, 2013 5:05 pm We found this fella feeding on suflowers in South Texas. Long longs, long proboscis – definitely designed for feeding on these...
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Greater Bee Fly
Subject: What is this please?! Location: Bedfordshire, England April 8, 2013 7:16 am Hello Bugman, I’ve seen this insect for 2 days so decided to get some pictures! I have never seen anything like it...
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Greater Bee Fly
Subject: fly/mosquito/moth/wasp Location: New Jersey, USA May 5, 2013 6:46 am this guy seems to be a combination of the 4 Signature: Susan Greater Bee Fly Dear Susan, When the common name for Bombylius...
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Bee Fly
Subject: Is this a fly? Location: Western Washington state July 8, 2013 4:13 pm If so, I can’t seem to find it under North American flies. It certainly wasn’t skiddish like regular flies, as I held the...
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Tiger Bee Fly
Subject: Big black insect with clear, spotted wings Location: Columbus, OH July 19, 2013 8:20 pm Saw two of these creatures on some potted flowers on my deck tonight. I’m in Columbus, OH – photo taken...
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Tiger Bee Fly
Subject: what’s this bug?? Location: georgia July 19, 2013 9:26 am hello! It’s a hot summer here in georgia and this year we have been flooded with theses flying insects. at first I thought they were...
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Tiger Bee Fly
Subject: unknown flying insect Location: northern Illinois August 24, 2013 2:03 pm Hi Bugman, While lounging in my backyard in Lake County Illinois, this insect flew around me several times before...
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Bee Fly, NOT Tachinid Fly
Subject: I think this is a big furry fly Location: Colima, Mexico September 24, 2013 8:13 pm I found this fly (i think it is a fly) sitting on the patio table, late September 2013, not long after...
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Bee Fly: Exoprosopa species
Subject: Fly identification Location: Colorado March 21, 2014 6:51 pm Hi, I have a couple of flies that I haven’t been able to identify. The first I thought would be easy, however, I’m coming up empty!...
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Greater Bee Fly from the UK
Subject: Bee/Wasp?? Location: Medway, Kent, UK April 10, 2014 5:28 am Hi, I’m from Medway, Kent in the UK. Whilst on my lunch break today in the park I noticed this bug hoovering by my feet. It had 6...
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