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Wasp on Penstemon - Dioprosopa clavata

Wasp on Penstemon - Dioprosopa clavata
Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
November 28, 2013
Size: 1"

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Moved
Moved from ID Request.

 
Wasp on Penstemon
Thank You Chris, was thinking a bee or wasp, good lookin fly

Perhaps Four-spotted Aphid Fly
Here's another one from your area:

 
Four-spotted
Thank you again Chris, happen to know Robert Behrstock will talk to him about this fly next time I see him.

 
Chris has nailed it.
These are out and about in SoCal currently.

Syrphidae
It's a fly in the Syrphidae family. Welcome to bugguide!