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Family Syrphidae (1) yellow and black, resembles a wasp
at MSC Institute of Technology in San Gabriel, San Pablo CIty, Philippines - a semi-agricultural area
Spotted on Sep 7, 2016
Submitted on Sep 7, 2016
2 Comments
Thanks! not Helophilus fasciatus?
Hi Veronica
This is a hover fly in the family Syrphidae.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
Many of these are bee and wasp mimics.
Maybe an Eristalinus species. Have a look at this page.
http://www.saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01...