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Bumble Bee Mimic Syrphid - Eristalis flavipes

Bumble Bee Mimic Syrphid - Eristalis flavipes
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
September 20, 2005
None of the ones in the guide have that red band on the abdomen.

Moved to Subgenus Eoseristalis
Moved from Eristalis flavipes.

Eristalis flavipes
And it is a male. The amount of red on the abdomen can vary: from practically non-existent to extensive, like in this one!
A good thing to look at for determining this species are the very orange hind tarsi, which are visible just behind the wing in the upper part of the picture!
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards

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