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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Milesiina » Spilomyia » Bald-faced Hornet Fly (Spilomyia fusca)
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Large B&W Hornet or Wasp - Spilomyia fusca
Copyright © 2015 Nancy Mullin

Large B&W Hornet or Wasp - Spilomyia fusca
Quarryville, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada
August 19, 2015
Size: one inch X half an inch
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Contributed by Nancy Mullin on 19 August, 2015 - 9:56am
Last updated 19 August, 2015 - 12:50pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 19 August, 2015 - 12:50pm login or register to post comments

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 19 August, 2015 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

Wasp Mimic - Female Syrphid Fly
Nancy, your bug is a female fly. She looks like a female Spilomyia fusca or something very closely related to that species.
Here is a side view of a female, like yours, from New Brunswick:
Here is a dorsal view of a female, from a from Vermont: Good Luck!
… Bob Biagi, 19 August, 2015 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

 
Large B&W Hornet/Wasp
That's definitely it Bob!! I have views from every angle..lol. Thank-you so much!! :)
… Nancy Mullin, 19 August, 2015 - 2:44pm login or register to post comments

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