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    Communities > Forums > Insect and Spider Identification
    Forum: Insect and Spider IdentificationReplies: 6, Views: 49
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    crannogdiver
    kuala lumpur
    Malaysia

    December 3, 2012 7:46 PM

    Post #9349200

    Hello! I came across this giant recently (in Malaysia) and can't find any answers. Was thinking some kind of scarab beetle but doesn't really look anything like these. If anyone has any idea what type of insect this might be it would be appreciated. Wingspan about 8cm, very hairy underneath, lots of armor, sounds like a buzz bomb when it flies! Didn't seem too aggressive when I was taking photos. Many thanks.

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    sallyg

    sallyg
    Anne Arundel,, MD (Zone 7a)

    December 3, 2012 11:11 PM

    Post #9349261

    Despite the shiny body, it is not a beetle. I think it's a bee that's trying to look like a fly. Or a fly.

    This message was edited Dec 4, 2012 2:13 AM
    greenthumb99
    Lucketts, VA (Zone 7a)

    December 4, 2012 3:59 AM

    Post #9349321

    Two pairs of wings eliminates it being a true fly. Likely a species of bee.
    Flapdoodle
    Minot, ND

    December 4, 2012 5:40 AM

    Post #9349371

    Carpenter bee in genus Xylocopa - maybe Xylocopa latipes
    http://www.fobi.web.id/v/insect/f-api/xyl-lat/Xylocopa-latip...

    sallyg

    sallyg
    Anne Arundel,, MD (Zone 7a)

    December 4, 2012 3:47 PM

    Post #9349868

    I wasn't sure if I remembered my bee/fly wings. I knew I didn't see halteres. And wasn't sure if that was two pairs of wings. I thought bees had their wings folded straight back. Can either of you comment on bee wing positions, is there a rule?
    Flapdoodle
    Minot, ND

    December 5, 2012 3:39 AM

    Post #9350208

    Although most bees do keep there wings folded over their abdomen when at rest, there are exceptions, and this is one of them.

    sallyg

    sallyg
    Anne Arundel,, MD (Zone 7a)

    December 6, 2012 5:37 PM

    Post #9351714

    Thank you for clarifying.

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