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Syrphid Honey Bee Mimic

Eristalis tenax

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

Many of these flies were visiting the same flowers as the monarch butterflies.

Habitat:

On flowers in the Fir forest area of the El Rosario Reserve of the Monarch Butterfly above Angangueo, Michoacan, Mexico.

Reference Links:

Excellent Honeybee Mimic - Eristalis tenax - BugGuide.Net

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