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Yellow and Black Striped Eyes - Bee or Fly - Spilomyia longicornis
Copyright © 2017 americusgardeninn

Yellow and Black Striped Eyes - Bee or Fly - Spilomyia longicornis
Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, USA
September 13, 2017
Was rubbing its abdomen in the mulch then landed on this leaf to groom

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Yellow and Black Striped Eyes - Bee or Fly - Spilomyia longicornis Yellow and Black Striped Eyes - Bee or Fly - Spilomyia longicornis
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Contributed by americusgardeninn on 13 September, 2017 - 6:20pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 13 September, 2017 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

 
the eyes had me confused
thanks for the identification. I thought it might be a syrphid, but, it looked like a yellow jacket or a wasp, so, I wasn't sure.
… americusgardeninn, 13 September, 2017 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

 
One pair of wings, short ante
One pair of wings, short antennae ..... Diptera.
… Bill Dean, 13 September, 2017 - 8:11pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks
I'll remember that!
… americusgardeninn, 15 September, 2017 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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