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Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax)
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Banded Fly -
Eristalis tenax
Indiana, USA
October 5, 2009
Size: 2cm
These are around our house, though they were bees but they are too much like flies.
Does anyone know their name?
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Contributed by
Laurencia7
on 5 October, 2009 - 4:01pm
Last updated 12 October, 2014 - 5:15pm
Moved
Moved from
Eristalis
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Martin Hauser
, 12 October, 2014 - 5:15pm
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Moved
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margarethe brummermann
, 6 October, 2009 - 12:22am
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Syrphid fly, a bee mimic
This is Eristalis, a male.
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Ron Hemberger
, 5 October, 2009 - 6:48pm
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thanks
thank you...
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Laurencia7
, 6 October, 2009 - 12:08pm
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