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24-01-2010, 10:25 PM
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| | | Fly CSI
decapitated fly or bee found in my house this evening - any idea of ID? 
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24-01-2010, 10:47 PM
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| | | Re: Fly CSI
Evening Toby,
It's an ex- Bumblebee as opposed to Fly or Wasp in my opinion. Unless it's another species then I'll assume it's lost the coloured hairs ( maybe last year's, complete with wear?), and so for me unidentifiable any further.
Yes, an interesting internal structure on the second shot - the thumbnail makes it look like a bat's face! 
Take care, Jason 
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25-01-2010, 02:02 PM
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Surely has to be Melecta albifrons? Melecta albifrons
The dark hairs on the thorax side rule out B. pascuorum, light hairs on top abdomen sides rules out B. hypnorum. I was concerned about the dark hiars on thorax side for M. albifrons (I haven't seen any) but there are dark forms and maybe inbetween ones too? The rest fits.
Janet 
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25-01-2010, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by JRsbugs  Surely has to be Melecta albifrons? Melecta albifrons
The dark hairs on the thorax side rule out B. pascuorum, light hairs on top abdomen sides rules out B. hypnorum. I was concerned about the dark hiars on thorax side for M. albifrons (I haven't seen any) but there are dark forms and maybe inbetween ones too? The rest fits.
Janet | Four wings so as someone pointed out definitely not a fly! Melecta albifrons is highly likely as I find a lot of that species dead or dying in the house mid to late April - I do try and revive them with honey solution when possible. I presume they must have a regular nest site close to or inside the house? | | |
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