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Wasp-mimic fly - Sphecomyia pattonii

Wasp-mimic fly - Sphecomyia pattonii
5 mi. south of Port Angeles, ~2,000 ft. elevation, Clallam County, Washington, USA
June 9, 2012
I'll take a guess: Sphecomyia sp.. Note: no thoracic markings.
I did not get a shot of its wings open, so no wing-veins.

But here's a series from a couple of days later of a different individual, which I collected:

Images of this individual: tag all
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Moved

Moved
Moved from Sphecomyia.

Sphecomyia
Looks quite like these two, both from Washington State. Both have no markings on the thorax, and non-elongated antennae.




Also see:

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.

I suspect you're right
It's a dead ringer for this one:


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