Mating Xenox Tigrinus
08 August 2005 | filed under Pictures of IthacaOur porch has been taken over by these lovely insects:
They’re wingspan is approximately 2 inches across. I had no idea what they were, so referred to the Bug Guide where they identified them as Xenox Tigrinus - a type of ‘bee fly’ that feeds on bee larvae. They “hover and dart, rather like syrphid flies. Often seen about flowers.”
very cool insects, these.
there’s an “Insect Porn” group on flickr you should join ;-)
comment by birds on 08 August 2005 at 10:19 am