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Id Request - a type of bee? - Helophilus fasciatus - female

Id Request - a type of bee? - Helophilus fasciatus - Female
Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada
September 11, 2013
Size: probably around 1 cm.

Moved
Moved from Helophilus.

Helophilus fasciatus ..... fe
Helophilus fasciatus ..... female

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.

Looks like Helophilus to me -
Looks like Helophilus to me - the pterostigma is pretty fuzzy. See this page for details. Nice fly!

Cropped and moved for expert attention.
Moved from ID Request.

A fly that wants you to think it's a bee. :)

 
Ah! thanks very much.
Ah! thanks very much.

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