Yellowjacket hover fly
Saw this fly ovipositing onto a recently toppled tree, in Clayton Park, New Jersey. Pretty sure it’s Milesia virginiensis (Diptera), the yellowjacket hover fly. It was large enough, though, to gave me pause for a few seconds. Syrphids I’m familiar … Continue reading
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Tagged hymenoptera, insect, Milesia virginiensis, mimic, syrphid, yellowjacket, yellowjacket hover fly
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