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Syrphidae

Description:

i have wrong identification,, actually this is a fly not a bee,

Habitat:

tropical

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3 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Hi danangarif and welcome to Project Noah. I think Juan is right. The type of fly you have here is from the family Syrphidae and it mimics bees for protection. Therefore, predators think the fly is a dangerous bee and they don't want to be stung.

danangarif.h
danangarif.h 11 years ago

thank you Juan DiTrani ,,, this looks like a bee,,,.so i think its a bee

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

Hi danangarif.h. This is not a bee, is a fly

danangarif.h
Spotted by
danangarif.h

Cilacap, Indonesia

Spotted on Nov 14, 2012
Submitted on Nov 17, 2012

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