A photograph a day from the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont
Eristalis tenax
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Wonderful shot! What big eyes he has!
Hi EG: that's how you can tell it's a bee mimic: it has fly eyes. And only 2 wings, not 4. These were mobbing the lobelia this summer.
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Wonderful shot! What big eyes he has!
ReplyDeleteHi EG: that's how you can tell it's a bee mimic: it has fly eyes. And only 2 wings, not 4. These were mobbing the lobelia this summer.
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