Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Bee mimic 2013-VIII-10 (= Sericomyia flagrans)
Posted by John Carr on 27-08-2013 22:33
#1
In the mountains of Colorado, USA August 10, 2013. The common local species of
Bombus have similar color.
Edited by John Carr on 28-08-2013 03:11
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 27-08-2013 23:54
#2
Hey John,
This is a male Sericomyia (subgenus Arctophila) flagrans.
Posted by John Carr on 01-09-2013 18:24
#3
Thank you. The
Sericomyia where I live are yellow-banded wasp mimics, not hairy bee mimics.
Posted by Gerard Pennards on 01-09-2013 20:57
#4
Well, same here in Europe. But that is because here Arctophila is still considered being a separate genus, not a subgenus of Sercomyia. We have two species of Arctophila here (bombiformis and mussitans), both hairy bee mimics...