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Eastern Hornet Fly

Spilomyia longicornis

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Field Notes

Description:

Spilomyia longicornis is a fly in the hoverfly family that mimics a hornet. It has a yellow-striped abdomen and its eyes have a wasp-like appearance.

Habitat:

Spotted on "common boneset" in a powerline right of way (see habitat pic 5) in Arkansas. Common in eastern North America.

Reference Links:

Spilomyia longicornis - Wikipedia, Species Spilomyia longicornis - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (2)
Brian38
Thanks for commenting Tukup.
Tukup
Cool. I would have thought some kind of wasp. It looks familiar. I'm going to have to check some of my fotos. Thanks for sharing Brian.

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PublishedFebruary 4, 2023

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