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Bumblebee Mimic Flower Fly
55.34, -131.65
Field Notes
Description:
A wonderful Bumble Bee Mimic! Black with long yellow hair on the thorax and abdomen with a central orange band of hair on the abdomen. The long heavy beak for nectar feeding is visible in pictures 2 and 6. The antennae are dark and the wings are clear. Flower Fly, Family Syrphidae. May be Eristalis flavipes? https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/d….
Habitat:
Found on Daisies grown in wooden planters along the dock area, Ketchikan, Alaska.
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