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Unknown fly/ bee mimic. - Volucella

Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
May 17, 2020

This was aggressively knocking other bees in flight and on flowers. Seen on the native shrub Pacific Ninebark (Physocarpus capitatus).

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Unknown fly/ bee mimic. - Volucella

Unknown fly/ bee mimic. - Volucella

Unknown fly/ bee mimic. - Volucella

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Contributed by EdSullivan on 18 May, 2020 - 8:04pm
Last updated 23 December, 2021 - 10:23pm

Moved

Moved from Volucella bombylans-complex.

… Even Dankowicz, 23 December, 2021 - 10:23pm

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Moved

Moved from Syrphid Flies.

… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 19 May, 2020 - 5:17am

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Volucella bombylans - complex.

Volucella bombylans - complex.
DNA studies suggest Volucella bombylans is restricted to the Palearctic but we are at present placing the Nearctic species in that complex.
This is interesting in that the thorax is black pilose, the face looks yellow (this may be pollinosity or hairs?)
I have sent it to Dr. Martin Hauser, Professor Jeff Skevington and Dr. Andrew Young.

… Bill Dean, 19 May, 2020 - 3:24am

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I think the chitin of the fac

I think the chitin of the face is yellow. This is one of the characters to distinguish several species in this complex, if they have a yellow or a black face...

… Martin Hauser, 19 May, 2020 - 4:15pm

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Jeff has seen this species an

Jeff has seen this species and says it is a Volucella yet to be scientifically described and the distribution is from California to Oregon and possibly Washington.

… Bill Dean, 19 May, 2020 - 5:19pm

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yep, I sent him all the ones

yep, I sent him all the ones I had... ;-)

… Martin Hauser, 19 May, 2020 - 5:28pm

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Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 May, 2020 - 9:42pm

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