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Meromacrus acutus
This bee like fly came to check out the new garden that was being planted
Spotted on Mar 23, 2012
Submitted on Mar 23, 2012
3 Comments
Your absolutely right this is a fly. Thanks
I agree. This is definitely a syrphid fly, not a bee.
This is actually a fly in the family Syrphidae that mimics a bee. I believe this is Meromacrus acutus.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/41883