Question for the SVTP Entomologists

[Stroszek]

I captured shots of this guy yesterday while messing with the Digital Rebel. I've done numerous searches and haven't come up with anything.

It has characteristics and mannerisms of a bee of some sort but it's nothing like I've ever seen before. Anybody have a clue what this thing is?

 

[Aniversarysnake]

It looks fake...dosent mean its not real tho idk

 

[VenomousDSG]

That would be a stain...


...On the bottom of my shoe if i saw that freaky looking thing.

 

[lowflyn]

I'm doing some research here...most of my resources are based in the SE US and not Michigan so it's taking a little while.

It appears to be a bee of some sort, but I can't find a definite identification for you, still working on this.

 

[RAPTOR5V]

That would be a stain...


...On the bottom of my shoe if i saw that freaky looking thing.

:lol:

creepy!

 

[lowflyn]

Let me try and get some info from you to help me out.

By the picture there appears to be only 1 pair of wings. Was there a 2nd pair hidden or not shown in the photographs? This will let us know if it is a fly or of the wasp/bee category.

 

[TEX-STANG]

it is a hairy lookin homless fly who is confused and thinks he is a Bee???

 

[weems]

If you haven't figured this out by in the morning shoot me a pm and I will email my boss. (I work for a research lab and my boss in an entomologist)

 

[BDF8]

I will use my doctorate in entomology from UF to solve your dilemma. It is in the flying category. It is also black, with large eyes. I suggest you kill it.

 

[SNCBOOM]

It's not a bee. I would say that it's easily a species in the family Tachinidae. Google Tachinid Fly.

 

[lowflyn]

I'm gonna take a stab here and say it may be a bee fly. There are several sites out there that will be able to identify positively using that photograph, just not me lol

 

[lowflyn]

The tachinid fly is starting to look like a good choice as mentioned above, good call.

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[Stroszek]

The tachinid fly is starting to look like a good choice as mentioned above, good call.

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It does. Thanks SNCBOOM and lowflyn for heading me in the right direction.

The swept back wings did look like that of a fly and it did appear to have only a single pair. That's what really threw me. But the head convinced me it was a bee.

 

[Uncle Meat]

Looks like a fly who's in dire need of a makeover. Maybe he's been on a 3 day bender?

U.M.

 

[Sapperstang]

www.bugguide.net

 

[CobraBob]

I would bet this one, as mentioned above, is a tachinid fly but I've never seen one this black and it seems to have more hairs than a typical tachinid fly. Hopefully one the pros will call it out for us. Interesting little guy.

 

[GOTSVT?]

Looks like a fly who's in dire need of a makeover. Maybe he's been on a 3 day bender?

U.M.

Hahahaha, I think there was a bachelor party the night before!

 

[supercarkiller]

Lol

 

[N2DAMYSTIC]

Looks like a Panda Fly:smmon:

 

[06C6Z06]

That is a Dougie fly. It also can be found on various ice cream trucks like the one in this funny vid
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