 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7-31-09. © Ron Hemberger |
Bee Fly
Exoprosopa doris Diptera: Bombyliidae Back to Diptera index page Back to Arthropods of Orange County, California Back to Natural History of Orange County, California |
 Top of the World, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 8-25-13. © Ron Hemberger |
 Chino Hills State Park, Anaheim Hills, Orange County, CA. 9/6/07. © Peter J. Bryant |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7-31-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7-31-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 On Corethrogyne filaginifolia. Chino Hills State Park, Anaheim Hills, Orange County, CA. 9/10/07. © Hartmut Wisch |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-19-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 On Isocoma menziesii: Chino Hills State Park, Anaheim Hills, Orange County, CA. 9/10/07. © Hartmut Wisch |
 Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 8-8-06. © Ron Hemberger |
 Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 7-3-07. © Ron Hemberger |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-21-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7-5-07. © Ron Hemberger |
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 Top of the World, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 8-25-13. © Ron Hemberger |
 Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 8-4-06. © Ron Hemberger |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-21-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-21-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-27-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7-31-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Venation variant. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 7-6-08. © Ron Hemberger |
 Courtship: Male below, female above. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 11-08-08. © Ron Hemberger |
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| About 6" off the ground, two bee flies exhibited mating behavior. They touched down, facing the same direction and with the larger in back. There was a pause for a couple beats, then the one in the back flew to the front and landed to face what was now recognized as a rival, rather than a prospective mate. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 9-20-08. © Ron Hemberger |
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