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Syrphini (tribe)
This is a great wasp mimic! It's actually a species of Fly. It might be a Thick-headed Fly, Family Conopidae.. About 20 mm long.
Oak forest.
Thanks for the correction, Eric! Syrphid was another guess I had but didn't mention because i couldn't find a similar one at the time.
Luis, sorry for any confusion. I wasn't sure that it was a Thick-headed Fly. I still have a lot of learning to do!
HI Luis, this is a great wasp mimic! It's actually a species of Fly. It might be a Thick-headed Fly, Family Conopidae.
Here is Subfamily Conopinae from North America (on Bugguide). You can see the similarities:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/97229/bgpa...