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 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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 Some syrphids are really good mimics, but this one is a bumblebee. The wing venation and the very strongly elbowed antennae are the pointers.
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