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Bee - Eristalis
Copyright © 2007 LynnWatson

Bee - Eristalis
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
November 22, 2007
Figueroa Mountain, at higher elevation.
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Contributed by LynnWatson on 29 November, 2007 - 6:52pm
Last updated 26 December, 2007 - 3:08pm

Not a bee...
but a fly. It's a syrphid fly of some type. I'm not sure of the species. Eristalis? Maybe Arbustorum?
… Jon M. Yuschock, 29 November, 2007 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed on Eristalis
Looks a lot like E. dimidiata, which I haven't seen myself but think may be only eastern. Anyone know for sure?


(I don't think it's E. arbustorum and believe you need a face shot to confirm that anyway.)
… Ron Hemberger, 29 November, 2007 - 11:44pm login or register to post comments

 
Eristalis
I'd leave at genus
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 25 December, 2007 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

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