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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Arthroverts
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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I'm glad/lucky I was able to capture it in flight to show the long mouthparts as it is not obvious when it landed and was was resting on the leaf of this plant.
Seen on Coastal Goldenbush. Oak Grove Loop Trail.