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Syrphid Fly - Eristalinus aeneus - female
Copyright © 2006 Kenneth Dwain Harrelson

Syrphid Fly - Eristalinus aeneus - Female
Norris City, White County, Illinois, USA
March 15, 2006
Size: Approx. 1/2 inch
This insect imitated a bee, but resembled a fly somewhat. I have never seen anything like it.
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Contributed by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson on 16 March, 2006 - 1:02am
Last updated 22 July, 2008 - 12:20am

Syrphid fly - Eristalinus
And one can say that it is indeed alien, because it is an introduced species in the USA, called Eristalinus aeneus! There is already another picture of this fly in bugguide, look at:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/33233/bgimage
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 16 March, 2006 - 4:04am login or register to post comments

 
Re: Syrphid fly - Eristalinus
Ah, thanks ever so much! Actually, I'm totally colorblind and couldn't describe the colors of this insect. It does indeed look like the link you mentioned, except for the stripes behind the head. I wonder if the one I saw could be a different sex or just immature?
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 16 March, 2006 - 3:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Different sex
Yes, that is indeed the case, the one you found is a female (eyes not touching on top of the head), and the link I mentioned shows the male, in which the eyes are clearly touching on top of the head!
But there is some variation in the stripes behind the head, I might add.
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 16 March, 2006 - 4:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Different Sex.
I thought that must be it. They looked too much alike to be different insects. Thanks! And to think.... I almost asked that bug to take me to it's leader!
… Kenneth Dwain Harrelson, 16 March, 2006 - 11:54pm login or register to post comments

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