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Spilomyia longicornis
About 1/2 inch in length.
Spotted on a goldenrod flower bordering a field and deciduous woods.
Spotted on Sep 20, 2013
Submitted on Sep 20, 2013
3 Comments
Ha... must have been an extra tasty flower. :)
It is indeed. Absolutely amazing mimicry. It was my first spot of the day and the most difficult to ID. I knew it was a fly because of the wings, but which one? Oddly most of the fly bee mimics I've encountered fly away immediately, this one didn't seem concerned about my presence.
That's impressive wasp mimicry.