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Bee mimic

Photo by KarenSaxton
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Field Notes

Description:

medium sized fly that looks like a bee

Habitat:

Garden by the bay

Notes:

There was a similar fly with black and white legs

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
KarenSaxton
He moved too darned fast! I got a lot of empty flowers
ForestDragon
Do you have any other images of this fly? There are two possibilities for this one I think. Merodon equestris: http://bugguide.net/node/view/7222 Eristalis flavipes: http://bugguide.net/node/view/9136
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PublishedJune 5, 2013

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