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Spilomyia longicornis
Spilomyia longicornis is a fly in the hoverfly family that mimics a hornet. It has a yellow-striped abdomen and its eyes have a wasp-like appearance.
Spotted on "common boneset" in a powerline right of way (see habitat pic 5) in Arkansas. Common in eastern North America.
Spotted on Sep 14, 2022
Submitted on Feb 4, 2023
2 Comments
Thanks for commenting Tukup.
Cool. I would have thought some kind of wasp. It looks familiar. I'm going to have to check some of my fotos. Thanks for sharing Brian.