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Sep302009

Bee Fly

DateWed 2009-09-30

From back in the spring time: Bombylius major, a bee fly (Diptera: Bombyliidae).  Bombylius discolor is similar but has dark spots on the clear parts of the wings.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2009-04-26.

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