 On Corethrogyne filaginifolia. Chino Hills State Park, Anaheim Hills, Orange County, CA. 9/10/07. Copyright: Hartmut Wisch |
Bee Fly
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 On Isocoma menziesii: Chino Hills State Park, Anaheim Hills, Orange County, CA. 9/10/07. Copyright: Hartmut Wisch |
 Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 8-8-06. Copyright: Ron Hemberger |
 Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 7-3-07. Copyright: Ron Hemberger |
 Santiago Oaks Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 7-4-06. Copyright: Ron Hemberger |
 Nix Nature Center, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 7-5-07. Copyright Ron Hemberger |
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 Chino Hills State Park, Anaheim Hills, Orange County, CA. 9/6/07. Copyright: Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu). Contact for originals |
 Chino Hills State Park, Anaheim Hills, Orange County, CA. 9/6/07. Copyright: Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu). Contact for originals |
 Chino Hills State Park, Anaheim Hills, Orange County, CA. 9/6/07. Copyright: Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu). Contact for originals |
 Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 8-7-06. Copyright: Ron Hemberger |
 Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 8-7-06. Copyright: Ron Hemberger |
 Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 8-4-06. Copyright: Ron Hemberger |
 Venation variant. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 7-6-08. Copyright: Ron Hemberger |
 Courtship: Male below, female above. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 11-08-08. Copyright: Ron Hemberger |
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| About 6" off the ground, two bee flies exhibited mating behavior. They touched down, facing the same direction and with the larger in back. There was a pause for a couple beats, then the one in the back flew to the front and landed to face what was now recognized as a rival, rather than a prospective mate. Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 9-20-08. Copyright: Ron Hemberger |
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