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Drone fly

Eristaris tenax

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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow and black with clear wings. It is a drone fly rat tailed maggot fly.

Notes:

I found this thing flying around our garden at the Chebeague Island School!

Reference Links:

Species Eristalis tenax - Drone Fly - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Drone fly (Rat-tailed maggot fly)

Eristalis tenax

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CindyBinghamKeiser
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Comments (6)
chebeague7
Just saying this is my pic on my whole school acount not student acount
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi chebeagueschool, this is one of the better bee mimics in the US so it's easy to mistake it for a bee!

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PublishedOctober 27, 2011

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