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Photo#732796
bee - Bembix

bee - Bembix
Franklin County, Missouri, USA
September 7, 2012

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bee - Bembix Sand Wasp - Bembix

Moved
Moved from Bembix.

 
Thanks John
.

Moved
Moved from Sand Wasps.

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Neither bee nor fly--but rather a wasp. :)

 
A wasp ...
... mimicking a Syrphid Fly :)

 
The wolf-in-sheep's-clothing gambit!
:)

 
Thank you
Thanks Ken, can you tell I'm new at this? ( :

I'm thinking ...
Jack, I'm thinking a Syrphid Fly, possibly in the Syrphini tribe.
Robert

 
Thank you
Thanks Robert

 
or not ...
:)

 
Heh!
( :

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