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Photo#774147
Very small bee - Sphaerophoria sulphuripes - male

Very small bee - Sphaerophoria sulphuripes - Male
Union Bay Natural Area, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
May 20, 2013

Moved

Moved
Moved from Sphaerophoria.

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.

ID: Sphaerophoria sp., a male
Species ID not possible without a specimen in hand.

Moved & cropped for expert attention
Moved from Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies.

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Looks rather to be a fly
in the Syrphidae

 
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