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Nectar Fly

This was the first time I saw this beautiful fly species, they are very similar to some bees in the abdomen part. It was by far the strangest fly I have ever se...
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This was the first time I saw this beautiful fly species, they are very similar to some bees in the abdomen part. It was by far the strangest fly I have ever seen, the species feeds on the nectar of plants and they are very fast on flying. I was photographing an insect of the beetle family when suddenly this fly landed on a plant that was very close to me, after she landed, I approached her and she started flying to another plant and repeated the same process a few times. A few minutes later she landed on one of the plants and I was able to take this picture.

Common Name: Mosca Zangão

Scientific Name: Bombylius cruciatus

Day: 28/04/2023

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