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Drone fly

Eristalis tenax

Description:

The drone fly is so named because it is thought to mimic the European honey bee drone (Apis mellifera), with a black and yellow striped body and similar flight patterns.

Habitat:

Spotted on Euphorbia sp.

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9 Comments

injica
injica 11 years ago

Da, suosjecam, takoder se krecem u drustvu onih koji se u ovu djelatnost prilicno dobro razumiju, ali ja imam srece da mi prilaze takvi nekakvi stvorovi, njima nece jer se preplase opreme :P tako sam si bar ja to objasnila! Pa mozda lici na pcelu oblikom, ali nekako mi je manje dlakava da bude tako efikasan prenositelj peluda:)

Jopy
Jopy 11 years ago

pentaxovo prije nego sokolovo! nisam na ti s fotografijom, prijatelji su mi fotografi, pa polude kad vide moj način fotografiranja... još sam mislila da je ovo pčela, malo me odnijelo :)))

injica
injica 11 years ago

Zapravo jedna full zanimljiva muhica, imaš oko sokolovo.. ili pentaxovo ;)

Jopy
Jopy 11 years ago

It's ok! Every suggestion is welcome :)

Debbie Stewart
Debbie Stewart 11 years ago

Yeah sorry Jopy, I think J had just posted as I was writing and didnt mean to repeat his suggestion :)

Jopy
Jopy 11 years ago

Thanks, Debbie! I checked and was wrong (not good with insects)! Now I corrected :)

Jopy
Jopy 11 years ago

Thank you, Jacubko! I'm not good at determinating insects! I will correct! Thanks again :)

Debbie Stewart
Debbie Stewart 11 years ago

Hi Jopy, the eyes on this spotting look to be far too large for a honey bee and look much more like a fly's eye than a bees, have a look:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2...

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Beautiful! However, this is a Syrphid Fly, also known as a Hover Fly in the family Syrphidae. They mimic bees, and also pollinate.

Jopy
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Jopy

Zadar, Croatia

Spotted on Apr 7, 2013
Submitted on Apr 7, 2013

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