bee like insect on apple tree.

**alldigging** · 29-04-2013, 10:38 AM

Narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth videos, photos and facts - Hemaris tityus - ARKive
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**shepp726** · 29-04-2013, 10:43 AM

its a bee fly.

**veggiechicken** · 29-04-2013, 10:44 AM

Its a Bombylius (Bee fly) More here NaturePlus: Identification : Tags : insect

**digon** · 29-04-2013, 12:14 PM

Thanks for the replies.
I followed veggie chickens link to the Bombylius (bee fly) and yes that's it.
So it's a good guy that lives on nectar and should help pollination I think.

**mothhawk** · 29-04-2013, 06:24 PM

Gosh, that's something I've not seen before. Looked it up and I think I'm a bit ambivalent about it. While the adult drinks nectar, the larvae eat the larvae of solitary bees. That's why it looks like a bee, so it can sneak up and lay eggs near the bee's nest. I think, on the whole, I'd rather have bees.

**KittyColdNose** · 30-04-2013, 02:09 PM

Ooh, never heard of a Bee Fly before. As Mothhawk says, I'd rather have the bees.

**Two_Sheds** · 30-04-2013, 07:37 PM

It's a bee fly ( a type of hoverfly)

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