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Copyright © 2007 Ilona L.

Bum*blebee mimic - Mallota

Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
May 31, 2007

This fly really fooled me when I took the photo. I thought it was a bumb*lebee but when I could look at the photo more carefully on the computer I saw it was a fly. It was the size of a bumb*lebee.

Contributed by Ilona L. on 1 June, 2007 - 1:50pm
Last updated 4 July, 2007 - 2:19am

Moved

Moved from Narcissus bulb fly.

… Ilona L., 4 July, 2007 - 2:19am

Ilona,

we posted something similar but without the yellow abdomen and it was identified as a Mallota species. We're guessing that's what you have here since this doesn't look like the images under Merodon. See what you think.

… john and jane balaban, 3 July, 2007 - 5:01pm

I agree that it looks like it

I agree that it looks like it would be a Mallota species. It's really not a very good photo because it is hard to see the details on the wings. The hind legs look large which is one of the characteristics of the Mallota species.

… Ilona L., 4 July, 2007 - 2:21am

Moved

Moved from Merodon.

… Ilona L., 5 June, 2007 - 2:01am

Moved

Moved from Flies.

… Ilona L., 5 June, 2007 - 2:00am

Perhaps

It looks like Merodon.

… Beatriz Moisset, 4 June, 2007 - 6:07pm

Eristalis sp.?

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… Adalbert Goertz, 2 June, 2007 - 7:36pm

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