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hoverfly

Description:

black and yellow striped fly that mimics bees

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2 Comments

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago

except I'm only seeing one wing pair, and there were tons of hoverflies on the ridge and it was much smaller than the yellow jackets we see at home

KristalWatrous
KristalWatrous 12 years ago

Based on the antennae I'd say that is a yellow jacket (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowjacke...).

KarenSaxton
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KarenSaxton

Washington, USA

Spotted on Sep 9, 2011
Submitted on Sep 18, 2011

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