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Syrphid Fly

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12 Comments

GregMayberry
GregMayberry 12 years ago

Gorgeous photo!!!

Gordon Dietzman
Gordon Dietzman 12 years ago

You're quite welcome. Again, great photos!

JoannaKulawiak
JoannaKulawiak 12 years ago

Gordon, thank you for very interesting information

Gordon Dietzman
Gordon Dietzman 12 years ago

Exactly Atul. Flies are eaten by just about everything. They can't eliminate predation by other insects or birds, but they can reduce the incidence of predation by making a would be predator think about if they are really willing to tackle something that looks like a wasp. Yes, this hover fly (Syrphid) is mimicking a yellow jacket.

JoannaKulawiak
JoannaKulawiak 12 years ago

thank you for your advice, :)

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

i guess its mimicked the yellow jacket wasp ,am i right Gordon

Gordon Dietzman
Gordon Dietzman 12 years ago

Nice photos. Love the rich colors....
Do you notice the short, paddle-type antennae? Those are indicative of a fly rather than a wasp. What you have here is a Syrphid Fly (Syrphidae). It is a wasp mimic, so its coloration and markings have worked!
For more information, you might want to check out these pages starting here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/196/bgimag.... These are North American Syrphid Flies, but some of these species I'm sure range across the northern hemisphere.

JoannaKulawiak
JoannaKulawiak 12 years ago

thank you Thurd 13 :)

Thurd13
Thurd13 12 years ago

What a beautiful wasp!

JoannaKulawiak
JoannaKulawiak 12 years ago

thank you, :)

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

especially the 2nd pic ,its much sharper and detailed

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

great spotting nice series

JoannaKulawiak
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JoannaKulawiak

Reading, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Aug 9, 2011
Submitted on Aug 9, 2011

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