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This is only the second time I watch this fly
in both cases the habitat was dryed marsh land

The first case was not far from the current location (5 km)
Summer time (August 2007)

Here the link for those photos in higher resolution
http://albums.tim...220520.jpg
http://albums.tim...220528.jpg

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I saw twice this beauty. I saw them near Mentha flowers-. Only in warm weather. This Toxophora cf. fasciculata. I don't know if in Israel there are other Toxophora.

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Thanks

Look it this
According the "FAMILY BOMBYLIIDAE LATREILLE" Catalog
hbs.bishopmuseum....t1-new.pdf
Toxophora fasciculata is found at Israel

We have other TOXOPHORAs in Israel
I have some photos of other 1-2 sp

I'll post then here in the future

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probably correct but there are some very similar species including some undescribed.