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Bumble bee mimic, Eristalis flavipes? - Mallota bautias
Copyright © 2020 Timothy Calkins

Bumble bee mimic, Eristalis flavipes? - Mallota bautias
Reston, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
May 13, 2020
Size: maybe 10-15mm
observed on forsythia mid afternoon. Looked like a small bumblebee, size about the same as a narcissus fly (Merodon). Is this possibly eristalis flavipes?
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Contributed by Timothy Calkins on 14 May, 2020 - 7:47am
Last updated 14 May, 2020 - 9:28am

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 May, 2020 - 9:28am login or register to post comments

Moved
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Not Eristalis flaivpes, the hind tarsi would need to be orange and they are black. Looks more like Mallota bautias?
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 14 May, 2020 - 8:15am login or register to post comments

 
Female.
Female.
… Bill Dean, 14 May, 2020 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

 
good point
I see what you mean, thanks, Mallota is a likelier match
… Timothy Calkins, 14 May, 2020 - 9:07am login or register to post comments

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