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Syrphid Fly

Syrphidae Syrphinae syrphini sp.

Description:

Bee mimicking fly. Abdomen is too thick to be a hoverfly.



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2 Comments

freelancing
freelancing 11 months ago

Thanks for the ID help! I've narrowed it down to the Syrphini tribe, but after that, I'm not sure what flavor it is. :)

I've probably put in the scientific name wrong in trying to narrow it down w/o knowing the actual species.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon a year ago

It may be a species Syrphid Fly.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/196/bgpage...

Kaufman, Texas, USA

Lat: 32.58, Long: -96.31

Spotted on May 6, 2012
Submitted on May 6, 2012

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