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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Milesiini » Criorhinina » Criorhina » Criorhina aurea
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bumble bee mimic - Criorhina aurea
Copyright © 2018 John Davis

bumble bee mimic - Criorhina aurea
Wahkiacus, Klickitat County, Washington, USA
March 18, 2018
Size: estimated 10-15 mm
Visiting willow flowers

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Contributed by John Davis on 22 March, 2018 - 3:15pm
Last updated 9 August, 2018 - 11:36am

Criorhina aurea
You can just make out the dense macrosetae on the front tarsi. In the Nearctic, this character is only seen in C. aurea and it's sister species C. bubulcus.

It lacks a mystax and the color morph is completely wrong for C. bubulcus which leaves only C. aurea.
… Kevin Moran, 9 August, 2018 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Criorhina.
… Kevin Moran, 9 August, 2018 - 11:36am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 March, 2018 - 8:14am login or register to post comments

Criorhina.... I have sent it
Criorhina....
I have sent it Kevin.
… Bill Dean, 25 March, 2018 - 3:38am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 March, 2018 - 4:16pm login or register to post comments

Buff-Tailed Bumble Bee ?
Buff-Tailed Bumble Bee ?
… jgcalifornia, 22 March, 2018 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

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