{"id":54138,"date":"2018-09-14T17:02:31","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T23:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?page_id=54138"},"modified":"2026-03-14T08:32:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T13:32:09","slug":"bee-fly-images","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/bee-fly-images\/","title":{"rendered":"Bee Fly Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 100%);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element in-legacy-container\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" alt=\"Bee Fly on Curlycup Gumweed, Stansbury Mountains, West Desert, Tooele County, Utah\" title=\"Bee Fly on Curlycup Gumweed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7965.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7965.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-171858\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7965-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7965-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7965-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7965.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2>Bee Fly Images, Facts and Information:<\/h2>\n<p>Family<em> Bombyliidae<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bee Flies are small to medium-sized insects with fuzzy, bee-like bodies, short antennae, and large eyes. Their wings are often patterned or darkly shaded, and they hold them outstretched while hovering in flight.<\/li>\n<li>Bee Flies are found worldwide, with many species common across North America. They inhabit sunny areas such as gardens, fields, open woodlands, and desert regions. Adults are frequently seen visiting flowers in early spring and summer.<\/li>\n<li>Bee Flies feed on nectar and pollen using a long, slender proboscis. They are important pollinators and often hover in front of blooms while feeding, much like hummingbirds.<\/li>\n<li>Female Bee Flies lay their eggs near the nests of solitary bees or wasps. The larvae are parasitic, feeding on the host\u2019s eggs or developing larvae.<\/li>\n<li>Bee Flies mimic bees in appearance and flight behavior, which helps protect them from predators.<\/li>\n<li>A group of bee flies can be called a \u201ccloud\u201d of bee flies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I hope you enjoy viewing my Bee Fly photos. <i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon fa-bug fas circle-no fusion-text-flow\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-iconcolor-hover:rgba(97,118,99,0.79);--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-margin-right:10px;\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, #ffffff 0%,#ffffff 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data-columns=\"four\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-portfolio-1 .fusion-portfolio-wrapper .fusion-col-spacing{padding:6px;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-wrapper\" id=\"fusion-portfolio-1\" data-picturesize=\"auto\" data-pages=\"1\" style=\"margin:-6px;\"><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-54134\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post bee-fly-images flora-portfolios fusion-col-spacing post-54134\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/bee-fly-on-curlycup-gumweed\/?portfolioCats=6796\" aria-label=\"Bee Fly on Curlycup Gumweed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7965.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bee Fly on Curlycup Gumweed, Stansbury Mountains, West Desert, Tooele County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7965.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7965-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7965-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7965-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7965.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/bee-fly-on-curlycup-gumweed\/?portfolioCats=6796\">Bee Fly on Curlycup Gumweed<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/bee-fly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Bee Fly Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/flora-portfolios\/\" rel=\"tag\">Flora Portfolios<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Bee Fly on Curlycup Gumweed<\/p>\n<p>Location: Stansbury Mountains, West Desert, Tooele County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 9\/11\/2018<\/p>\n<p>Native<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-54132\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post bee-fly-images flora-portfolios fusion-col-spacing post-54132\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/bee-fly-nectaring-on-curlycup-gumweed\/?portfolioCats=6796\" aria-label=\"Bee Fly nectaring on Curlycup Gumweed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7961.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bee Fly nectaring on Curlycup Gumweed, Stansbury Mountains, West Desert, Tooele County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7961.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7961-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7961-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7961-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7961.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/bee-fly-nectaring-on-curlycup-gumweed\/?portfolioCats=6796\">Bee Fly nectaring on Curlycup Gumweed<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/bee-fly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Bee Fly Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/flora-portfolios\/\" rel=\"tag\">Flora Portfolios<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Bee Fly nectaring on Curlycup Gumweed<\/p>\n<p>Location: Stansbury Mountains, West Desert, Tooele County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 9\/11\/2018<\/p>\n<p>Native<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-54130\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post bee-fly-images flora-portfolios fusion-col-spacing post-54130\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/curlycup-gumweed-with-a-bee-fly\/?portfolioCats=6796\" aria-label=\"Curlycup Gumweed with a Bee Fly\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7936.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Curlycup Gumweed with a Bee Fly, Stansbury Mountains, West Desert, Tooele County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7936.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7936-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7936-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7936-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-curlycup-gumweed-7936.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/curlycup-gumweed-with-a-bee-fly\/?portfolioCats=6796\">Curlycup Gumweed with a Bee Fly<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/bee-fly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Bee Fly Images<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/flora-portfolios\/\" rel=\"tag\">Flora Portfolios<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Curlycup Gumweed with a Bee Fly<\/p>\n<p>Location: Stansbury Mountains, West Desert, Tooele County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 9\/11\/2018<\/p>\n<p>Native<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-54128\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post bee-fly-images fusion-col-spacing post-54128\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/bee-fly-butt\/?portfolioCats=6796\" aria-label=\"Bee Fly butt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-butt-mia-mcpherson-7629.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bee Fly butt, Stansbury Mountains, West Desert, Tooele County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-butt-mia-mcpherson-7629.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-butt-mia-mcpherson-7629-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-butt-mia-mcpherson-7629-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-butt-mia-mcpherson-7629-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-butt-mia-mcpherson-7629.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/bee-fly-butt\/?portfolioCats=6796\">Bee Fly butt<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/bee-fly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Bee Fly Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Bee Fly butt<\/p>\n<p>Location: Stansbury Mountains, West Desert, Tooele County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 9\/11\/2018<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article id=\"portfolio-1-post-54125\" class=\"fusion-portfolio-post bee-fly-images fusion-col-spacing post-54125\"><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content-wrapper\" style=\"border:1px solid #d3d3d3;border-bottom-width:3px;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><span class=\"vcard rich-snippet-hidden\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/author\/mia\/\" title=\"Posts by Mia McPherson\" rel=\"author\">Mia McPherson<\/a><\/span><\/span><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/bee-fly-nectaring-on-rabbitbrush-possibly-bombyliinae-anastoechus\/?portfolioCats=6796\" aria-label=\"Bee Fly nectaring on rabbitbrush &#8211; Possibly Bombyliinae &#8211; Anastoechus?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-on-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-7642.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bee Fly nectaring on rabbitbrush - Possibly Bombyliinae - Anastoechus? Stansbury Mountains, West Desert, Tooele County, Utah\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20607%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27607%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-on-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-7642.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-on-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-7642-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-on-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-7642-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-on-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-7642-600x428.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-fly-on-rabbitbrush-mia-mcpherson-7642.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-portfolio-content\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);\"><h2 class=\"entry-title fusion-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio-items\/bee-fly-nectaring-on-rabbitbrush-possibly-bombyliinae-anastoechus\/?portfolioCats=6796\">Bee Fly nectaring on rabbitbrush &#8211; Possibly Bombyliinae &#8211; Anastoechus?<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-portfolio-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/portfolio_category\/bee-fly-images\/\" rel=\"tag\">Bee Fly Images<\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#d3d3d3;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content\"><p>Title: Bee Fly nectaring on rabbitbrush \u2013 Possibly Bombyliinae \u2013 Anastoechus?<\/p>\n<p>Location: Stansbury Mountains, West Desert, Tooele County, Utah<\/p>\n<p>Date: 9\/11\/2018<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":171844,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54138","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P11Mom-e5c","jetpack_sharing_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":129517,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/cuckoos\/","url_meta":{"origin":54138,"position":0},"title":"Cuckoos","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 16, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"Yellow-billed 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