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Honey Bee Mimic - Merodon equestris - male
Copyright © 2019 AnimalGuy

Honey Bee Mimic - Merodon equestris - Male
Bellevue, King County, Washington, USA
May 15, 2019
Not a bee fly, not a bumblebee mimic, didn't act like a drone fly, but does look like a honey bee mimic (to me anyway).
(Over time I've tried to make a concerted effort to take the handful of bee, wasp, and bee-like (or mimics) bugs and identify them... since I don't really have the time and energy to identify everything I come across!)
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Contributed by AnimalGuy on 17 May, 2019 - 10:46am
Last updated 17 May, 2019 - 1:03pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 May, 2019 - 11:52am login or register to post comments

Merodon equestris
Merodon equestris ..... male.
Strongly looped R4+5 vein and upper outer cross-vein re-entrant.
… Bill Dean, 17 May, 2019 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 May, 2019 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

Syrphidae
It's in Eristalinae, a Syrphid fly.
… Stephen_WV, 17 May, 2019 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

 
Eristalinae, Merodontini ...
Eristalinae, Merodontini ... Merodon equestris... male.
See comment above.
… Bill Dean, 17 May, 2019 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks all for ID input - very interesting.
… AnimalGuy, 17 May, 2019 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

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