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fly? - Mallota
Copyright © 2005 Erik Blosser

fly? - Mallota
Newport News, Virginia, USA
May 16, 2005
I think this is a fly, not at bee. Can anyone tell for sure and how?
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Contributed by Erik Blosser on 17 May, 2005 - 5:55pm
Last updated 1 June, 2005 - 3:54pm

How to tell
Bees will have two pairs of wings whereas flies never have more than one pair. The second pair are called halteres and are usually small and inconspicuous. Go to the flies section here and start looking through the images and you'll see what I mean.
… Troy Bartlett, 17 May, 2005 - 8:06pm login or register to post comments

Yes, a syrphid.
This is indeed a syrphid fly, probably genus Mallota, or something closely related. Nice capture of a very wary insect!
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 May, 2005 - 6:34pm login or register to post comments

 
Mallota
As far as I can tell, all visible characters are in accordance with Mallota.

Paul

http://www.diptera.info
… Paul Beuk, 18 May, 2005 - 2:13am login or register to post comments

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