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Merodon equestris
Fly-like insect busy on a sunny yellow garden flower.
Garden flowers at Minter Gardens, Rosedale, BC. Westcoast Temperate rainforest habitat.
Introduced European species!
Thanks! I was happier when I saw that my bee/fly confusion was valid as this fly mimics bumblebees in some ways.
thanks for the ID! BugEric!
I have checked on bug guide and wiki and think you are right but cannot find an exact match for mine so will have to still say unknown! Syrphidae species. Thanks, John!
Definitely a fly - perhaps a hover fly (Syrphidae)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
This photo of the Honey Bee on Bug guide is really close. The body on mine seems shorter?
http://bugguide.net/node/view/404389
Any thoughts or help on this?
Spotted on Jul 4, 2013
Submitted on Jul 4, 2013
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