Phytomia Hoverfly

Description:

Syrphidae; Eristalinae; Eristalini; Phytomia errans Fabricius, 1787. This insect looks (from a distance) like a honey bee, but it is a fly. Wikipedia explains how to tell the difference - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eristalina...

Habitat:

Spotted visiting wild flowers growing along the edge of a road leading into rice fields.

Notes:

My previous spotting of Phytomia errans - https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/51...