Description: I was buzzed by this large predatory super fly while in the scrub and managed to sneak up on it. It appears to be M. orcina and has less yellow than the M. bomboides (Florida bee killer) that I photographed previously. They mimic bumblebees and feed upon bees and wasps. Date: 29 November 2012, 10:02. Source:
Southern Bee Killer (Mallophora orcina) Uploaded by
Jacopo Werther. Author:
Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!. Camera location
26° 52′ 23.47″ N, 80° 03′ 45.47″ W View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 26.873186; -80.062630.
