Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
Details...
 
Photos from the last gathering (Minnesota 2007)

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Aschiza » Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae
Photo#49726
Be*e fly?
Copyright © 2005 Ron Hemberger

Be*e fly?
Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
August 3, 2005
Shown on sweet fennel, aka anise.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 27 April, 2006 - 7:59pm
Last updated 23 February, 2007 - 12:19am

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Ron Hemberger, 23 February, 2007 - 12:19am login or register to post comments

I agree with Eric, it is a sy
I agree with Eric, it is a syrphid and I think it is a female of the genus Eristalis.
Cheers
Martin
… Martin Hauser, 30 April, 2006 - 3:56pm login or register to post comments

Syrphid.
No bee flies I am familiar with have enlarged hind femora, but several genera of syrphids do. This might be something in the Eristalinae subfamily.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 April, 2006 - 3:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Eric
Today, I'm two for two in bad identities for early photos. Will keep digging through the rest and hopefully sort this all out.
… Ron Hemberger, 28 April, 2006 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact