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Female. Observed on Coreopsis (Coreopsis grandiflora)
This fly, or at least I think it was a fly, was imitating a bee!
I larger syrphid fly, 10mm, with a wide abdomen. Distinctive black and yellow ...
Bi-colored thorax and bright yellow scutellum are diagnostic in identifying ...
A type of syrphid/hover fly. Adults feed on nectar and larvae on small ...
The veins in the wings were the key to getting an ID on BugGuide.
This is not an ordinary fly. It not only mimics Honey Bee in terms of looks, ...
Transverse Flower flies are large syrphid flies, nearly 1/2 inch long. They are ...
