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Old 06-03-2008, 09:34 AM
Laurence Clemons Laurence Clemons is offline
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Re: Dotted Bee-fly confirmation

I have had both B. discolor and B. major in my small garden at Sittingbourne, north Kent. From my experience B. discolor has a shorter flight period (perhaps slightly earlier) than major and, although present with the latter, is generally in smaller numbers.
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