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Bumblebee mimic fly - Mallota bautias - female

Bumblebee mimic fly - Mallota bautias - Female
Fermilab Natural Areas, Dupage County, Illinois, USA
June 5, 2015
Size: 17mm
distinctive vein bend in wings I can't match.

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.

Mallota bautias
Mallota bautias ..... female.
R4+5 strongly looped.
R1 and R2+3 separated at wing margin... not joining to form a short stalk before wing margin - Mallota.
Eyes bare, frons with dust stripes and tergite 2 without pale hairs toward middle - Mallota bautias ... female.

 
Thanks!
That's a bunch of information to research, thanks!

Did a bit of looking...
Mallota?



The experts will let you know if I'm anywhere close. :)

 
Seems to have that apparently
Seems to have that apparently distinctive vein bend.

Cropped and moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

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