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Syrphid Fly

Spilomyia fusca

Description:

Black with white markings. Almost wasp or bee like in appearance except the antennae make me believe it is a type of hover fly.

Habitat:

Rural SW Pennsylvania


1 species ID suggestions

Syrphid Fly
Spilomyia fusca Species Spilomyia fusca - BugGuide.Net

4 Comments

Elton_Wizard
Elton_Wizard 5 months ago

Thanks, Livan. This one was really bothering me.

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 5 months ago

Beautiful fly, funny that Susan mentioned Hornet, as this is a mimic of Dolichovespula maculata, the Bald-faced Hornet. see here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2890

Maria dB
Maria dB 9 months ago

striking markings!

SusanGallion
SusanGallion 9 months ago

It could be a Hornet.

Pennsylvania, USA

Lat: 40.28, Long: -78.80

Spotted on Jul 12, 2012
Submitted on Aug 19, 2012

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