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 flower fly or bumblebee
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| Bob |
Posted on 27-09-2013 19:13
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Member Location: Juneau, Alaska Posts: 56 Joined: 18.06.12 |
At first I just passed the photo off as a bumblebee but on closer examination it may be a Syrphidae. What do you think? It is coming to an aster in the alpine in Juneau, Alaska.
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 27-09-2013 20:32
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7338 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Some syrphids are really good mimics, but this one is a bumblebee. The wing venation and the very strongly elbowed antennae are the pointers.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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