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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Syrphid Flies (Syrphidae) » Eristalinae » Eristalini » Eristalina » Eristalis » Subgenus Eoseristalis (Eristalis Subgenus Eoseristalis) » Eristalis stipator
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Bee Or Fly? - Eristalis stipator - female
Copyright © 2011 princer7

Bee Or Fly? - Eristalis stipator - Female
Austin, LadyBird Johnson Wildflower Center, Travis County, Texas, USA
April 30, 2011
Looks a lot like a bee but has characteristics of a fly
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Contributed by princer7 on 10 May, 2011 - 10:06am
Last updated 19 April, 2017 - 3:49pm

Moved
Moved from Eristalis.
… Martin Hauser, 15 October, 2014 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 29 June, 2011 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 11 May, 2011 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

Syrphidae
… v belov, 10 May, 2011 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

 
Indeed!
Genus is Eristalis
… Steve Pelikan, 10 May, 2011 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

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