[Flys of Mount Adams Country]

Black-tailed Bee Fly ?

Bombylius major ?

Black-tailed Bee Fly: Bombylius major ?

This photo shows what appears to be a black-tailed bee fly nectaring on spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsmaefolium) as seen along the River Route Road to the east of the east bank of the Klickitat River near Elk Creek..........June 22, 2008.

Black-tailed Bee Fly: Bombylius major ?

This photo shows what appears to be a black-tailed bee fly nectaring on spreading dogbane (Apocynum androsmaefolium) as seen along the River Route Road to the east of the east bank of the Klickitat River near Elk Creek..........June 22, 2008.

Paul Slichter