Male, 6 mm. On Eriastrum sapphirinum (Sapphire Woollystar) off Ortega Hwy, Santa Ana Mountains, near OC/ Riverside boundary. 5-7-07. Copyright: Hartmut Wisch
Bee Fly

Geminaria canalis

Diptera: Bombyliidae

This fly has a sulcate scutellum, and the two parts divided by the cleft are strongly convex and reflect light.

 

Female. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-25-07.
Copyright: Ron Hemberger

Female. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-25-07.
Copyright: Ron Hemberger

Female. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-25-07.
Copyright: Ron Hemberger