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Bee mimicing fly - Eristalis tenax - male
Copyright © 2005 Steve Scott

Bee mimicing fly - Eristalis tenax - Male
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
October 30, 2005
Size: 2 cm
Large and slow on an autumn afternoon. Seems to fit the profile but darker than our other images.

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Bee mimicing fly - Eristalis tenax - male Eristalis arbustorum? - Eristalis tenax - male
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Contributed by Steve Scott on 2 November, 2005 - 11:13am
Last updated 5 September, 2008 - 7:50pm

Close
But not the jackpot! :-))
This is indeed a Eristalis, but the species is E. tenax, very recognisable by the two stripes of hair over it's eyes from top to bottom.(visible in this picture!) E. arbustorum is smaller and differently colored!This is a male with touching eyes on top of the head.
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 2 November, 2005 - 1:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I see the error of my ways. Next time I'll wait until I see "the hairs of his eyes."
… Steve Scott, 2 November, 2005 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

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