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Leaf Cutter Bee? - Syrphus
Copyright © 2012 Jeff Gunter

Leaf Cutter Bee? - Syrphus
Near Caddo National Grasslands, Fannin County, Texas, USA
April 1, 2012
Size: 5/8"
Several of these on my rose bushes. A positive ID would be greatly appreciated.
Contributed by Jeff Gunter on 2 April, 2012 - 1:02am
Last updated 20 November, 2023 - 3:58pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphus or Parasyrphus or Epistrophe or Eupeodes.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 20 November, 2023 - 3:58pm

Syrphus ... female
Syrphus ... female
… Bill Dean, 20 November, 2023 - 3:53pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… v belov, 14 December, 2013 - 11:41am

Tribe Syrphini - Syrphus or P
Tribe Syrphini - Syrphus or Parasyrphus, perhaps?
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 4 December, 2013 - 9:02pm

Cropped and moved for expert attention.
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 April, 2012 - 5:02am

Syrphidae
That's actually a fly (note that it only has two wings, not four, and short stubby antennae), in the family Syrphidae. They're usually great pollinators and don't even have the machinery to harm foliage.
… Tristan McKnight, 2 April, 2012 - 1:23am

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