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0 0 bee mimic

bee mimic

by KarenSaxtonNorth Bend, Oregon, USA

fly that

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by LuckyLoganIowa, USA

Bee

1 0 Bee fly

Bee fly

by KimberlyDuranHuntsville, Texas, USA

Bee-mimicking

0 0 Drone Fly

Drone Fly

by mccaul.andrewIreland

A good bee

0 0 Bee-fly

Bee-fly

by tyanawadaOakville, Ontario, Canada

0 0 hover fly

hover fly

by KarenSaxtonOregon, USA

bee

3 0 Bee-Mimic Robber Fly

Bee-Mimic Robber Fly

by SargonRZama, Kanagawa, Japan

Bee-Mimic Robber

2 2 Scaly Bee Fly

Scaly Bee Fly

by LiamGeorgia, USA

A very strange fly with a humpbacked ...

0 0 Bee-like Robber Fly

Bee-like Robber Fly

by JaredTCalvertKentucky, USA

bee-mimic robber

0 0 Yellow eyes horsefly

Yellow eyes horsefly

by JordiPratsKuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Fly

0 1 Large bee fly

Large bee fly

by JamesPybusEngland, United Kingdom

Moth, fly, mimicking

0 0 Bee Fly

Bee Fly

by RebeccaSatterleeSanta Fe, New Mexico, USA

0 2 hoverfly

hoverfly

by KarenSaxtonWashington, USA

black and yellow striped fly that

1 0 Bee-mimic Robber Fly

Bee-mimic Robber Fly

by Cheryl LeeHartford, Connecticut, USA

0 0 bee mimic robber fly

bee mimic robber fly

by KarenSaxtonZambezi Region, Namibia

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by BenjaminKabelArkansas, USA

Pretty sure this is a bee/wasp

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by KarenSaxtonEl Dorado, Provincia de Orellana, Ecuador

Bee

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by KilouekaAvalon, California, USA

False bee

5 0 Robber Fly, Bumble Bee mimic

Robber Fly, Bumble Bee mimic

by RiekoSNew York, USA

0 2 Bee mimic

Bee mimic

by KimberlyDuranMemphis, Tennessee, USA

Bee-mimicking

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Smith'sZooWestern Cape, South Africa

± 15 mm - fly -

2 0 Palpada Hover Fly

Palpada Hover Fly

by Mary Henschel ChadseySarasota, Florida, USA

0 0 Hover fly

Hover fly

by martinlMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

This fly is a

3 2 Bee-like Robber Fly

Bee-like Robber Fly

by SmallWondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Many Laphria species are amazing bumble bee ...

2 0 Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

by HeidiEatonColorado, USA

Bee-mimic syrphid

0 0 Bee fly

Bee fly

by drpalombellaVirginia, USA

Bee

0 2 Predation fly on fly

Predation fly on fly

by Ingrid3Stamford, Connecticut, USA

These both look like fly species, one looks ...

0 0 Bee mimic fly

Bee mimic fly

by BobKrugmireWestminster, Colorado, USA

Small fly,

0 0 Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

by SmallWondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Female

3 0 Bee mimic

Bee mimic

by KarenLFranklin, Tennessee, USA

12 mm long hover fly.

1 0 Drone Fly

Drone Fly

by SmallWondersGrand Rapids, Michigan, USA

male

1 0 Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

by Greg ShchepanekOttawa, Ontario, Canada

Mimics Bumble

0 0 Flower Fly or Hoverfly

Flower Fly or Hoverfly

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

Small bee

0 0 Robber Fly

Robber Fly

by mdwildlifeMaryland, USA

A robber fly, who appears to be a very good ...

0 0 European hornet mimic fly

European hornet mimic fly

by Bruce WeiskottenCamaiore, Toscana, Italy

've learned this is not a bee

0 2 Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

by freelancingKaufman, Texas, USA

Bee mimicking

0 0 Bee fly

Bee fly

by arne.roysland

Many of these species are mimics of

3 0 Bee-Like Robber Fly

Bee-Like Robber Fly

by beaker98Illinois, USA

Woodland habitat bordering prairie at Castle Rock State Park

2 0 Honey Bee Mimic

Honey Bee Mimic

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

Syrphid Flower Fly which

0 0 Drone Fly

Drone Fly

by Smith'sZooWestern Cape, South Africa

± 17 mm - Bee

0 0 Fly

Fly

by HenryTM82Kansas, USA

Another fly of some sort. Almost seems like ...

1 0 Hover Fly

Hover Fly

by jodydfMississippi, USA

Fly that

0 0 Bee Fly (male)

Bee Fly (male)

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Primarily black fly with yellow pattern on ...

0 0 Wasp mimic flower fly

Wasp mimic flower fly

by LukeMaloneMissouri, USA

A fly

1 0 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by CindyBinghamKeiserPoway, California, USA

Black and yellow fly that

2 0 Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

Wonderful bee mimicking

0 1 Laphria sp.

Laphria sp.

by Meredith.M.Belleville, Ontario, Canada

Just a guess! Order: Diptera (Flies) ...

1 2 Bird hover fly

Bird hover fly

by textlessColorado, USA

This little hover fly landed on my pants... ...

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