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Bumblebee Mimic - Criorhina bubulcus - female

Bumblebee Mimic - Criorhina bubulcus - Female
South Beach, Lincoln County, Oregon, USA
April 3, 2012
Size: 2.3 cm
This fly also mimicked the sound of a bee by vibrating something other than its wings.

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Bumblebee Mimic - Criorhina bubulcus - female Bumblebee Mimic - Criorhina bubulcus - female Bumblebee Mimic - Criorhina bubulcus - female

Moved
Moved from Criorhina.

Mystax (hairs above oral margin) present, abdomen not wholly black pilose, pile on scutellum, abdomen, thorax yellow not white (so not C. quadriboscis.

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.

Moved for expert attention
Moved from Flies.

Reminds me of this one just recently submitted:



The experts will be able to say for sure.

 
Yeah
They look close. Thanks Ken.

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