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European Wasp

Vespula germanica

2 Species ID Suggestions

sarahaw1981
sarahaw1981 10 years ago
European Wasp
Vespula germanica
BugEric
BugEric 9 years ago
Flower fly
Sphecomyia sp. Genus Sphecomyia - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

BugEric
BugEric 9 years ago

This is an outstanding find. Many syrphid flies are superb mimics of yellowjackets and other wasps.

John La Salle
John La Salle 10 years ago

I would tend to agree with injica. Bit fuzzy, but I suspect Syrphidae.

injica
injica 10 years ago

to me it looks more like a hover fly...but the angle is weird so I can't be sure

WandaMatt
Spotted by
WandaMatt

Québec, Canada

Spotted on Jun 26, 2013
Submitted on Jun 26, 2013

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