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Temnostoma sp.
Syrphid Fly
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Photographer: Bruce Marlin
ID: 0000 0000 0605 1273 (2005-06-19)Copyright © 2005 Cirrus Digital Imaging
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date of photo Jun 17, 2005
location
West Chicago Prairie (DuPage County, Illinois, US)family
Syrphidae
order
Diptera
class Insecta
notes This fly is a mimic of the Vespid wasps, most notably the potter wasps. It waves its front legs in front of its face to simulate the jointed antennae of wasps. Also, the darkened leading edge of the wings resemble the longitudinal folding of wasp wings. You can see side by side pictures of this fly and the wasp it mimics at http://www.cirrusimage.com/fly_syrphid_Temnostoma.htmphoto category: Animal - Invertebrate-Insect
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
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Syrphid Fly (photographer)
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