Chews Ridge Trail - Los Padres National Forest, Monterey County, California
Yellow Beefly of the genus Bombylius foraging on Desert Broom. Darby well arroyo,, Ajo, Arizona, USA. 25 October 2023 Bombylius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombylius Numbers
~100 spp. in 5 genera in our area (>80% in Bombylius), ~900 spp. in >50 genera worldwide(1)
Range
worldwide, by far most diverse in Africa, but the largest genus, Bombylius, is >50% Palaearctic; in our area, much more diverse in the west, esp. sw. US(1) https://bugguide.net/node/view/103709
Found on a mostly overcast day with spring thunderstorms occurring nearby.
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Arthroverts
Found on a sunny, somewhat warm day.
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Found on a mostly overcast day with spring thunderstorms occurring nearby.
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Arthroverts
Found during a sunny, windy day in a meadow of desert marigolds.
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