 Male, 6 mm. On Eriastrum sapphirinum (Sapphire Woollystar) off Ortega Hwy, Santa Ana Mountains, near OC/ Riverside boundary. 5-7-07. © 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. Back to Diptera index page
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 Male, 6 mm. On Eriastrum sapphirinum (Sapphire Woollystar) off Ortega Hwy, Santa Ana Mountains, near OC/ Riverside boundary. 5-7-07. © Hartmut Wisch |
 Female. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-25-07. © Ron Hemberger |
 Female. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-25-07. © Ron Hemberger |
 Female. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-25-07. © Ron Hemberger |
 Female. Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-8-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Female. Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-8-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Female. Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6-8-09. © Ron Hemberger |
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 Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-16-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-16-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-16-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 5-16-09. © Ron Hemberger |
 James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6/23/10. © Ron Hemberger |
 James Dilley Preserve, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 6/23/10. © Ron Hemberger |