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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Eristalina » Palpada » Palpada vinetorum
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Bee Fly? - Palpada vinetorum
Copyright © 2009 Dennis Totin

Bee Fly? - Palpada vinetorum
Glenn Heights, Dallas County, Texas, USA
August 8, 2009
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Contributed by Dennis Totin on 8 August, 2009 - 5:08pm
Last updated 18 September, 2013 - 5:13pm

Moved
Moved from Palpada.
… Martin Hauser, 18 September, 2013 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Palpada.
… Martin Hauser, 18 September, 2013 - 5:13pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Dennis Totin, 9 August, 2009 - 1:18pm login or register to post comments

Looks like
a male syrphid. Palpada maybe.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 8 August, 2009 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, Palpada
FYI, Dennis, bee flies are typically fuzzy, more in the style of a bumble bee. Syrphids are usually smooth and colored more like bees. (Wasps and hornets, too.)
… Ron Hemberger, 8 August, 2009 - 11:48pm login or register to post comments

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