Posted by nick upton on 05-06-2011 20:14
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Can anyone confirm that this BIG horsefly is Pangonius haustellatus. I thought it was a carpenter bee at first - similar size and glossy black, so maybe a mimic - but it's the biggest horsefly, with the longest proboscis I've ever seen. Fortunately, if my ID is right, it seems this genus feeds only on nectar...
3.6.11 c14mm Isle of Lesbos, Greece feeding on thistle flower.
Edited by nick upton on 07-06-2011 08:18