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supapinocchio


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Honey Bee on Begonia flower
· Date: Sun July 8, 2007 · Views: 727
· Filesize: 119.7kb, 119.7kb · Dimensions: 1280 x 1024 ·
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eucera
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Thu July 12, 2007 4:52am

This is a syrphid fly - Eristalis tenax. It is a very good honey bee mimic
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supapinocchio
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Sun July 15, 2007 3:50pm


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Originally Posted by eucera


This is a syrphid fly - Eristalis tenax. It is a very good honey bee mimic

Thanks eucera - your info. is one of the reasons I joined the forum. I am always willing to learn. I shall find out more about this insect. It certainly had me fooled.
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