Wednesday, July 28, 2010

A new-to-me bee


This morning I noticed a couple of kinds of bumble bee collecting pollen from this Meadow Sweet blossom, then noticed a bee that I didn't recognize. I still haven't identified it, so suggestions welcome! (I think it is a bee rather than a wasp, as apparently wasps usually have tiny 'waists', although I could be wrong...)
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  1. AnonymousMay 4, 2012 at 4:30 PM

    I think it's a wasp-mimic fly, I'm trying to identify it too

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  2. AnonymousMay 4, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    Maybe a wasp-mimic syrphid fly

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  3. yoursforevermineAugust 3, 2012 at 1:08 AM

    I think it's a bald faced hornet

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    1. marshwalkerAugust 5, 2012 at 11:02 AM

      I think I thought it wasn't a bald-faced hornet (although the coloration is the same), as this specimen has the four dots on the head that don't occur on the bald-faced, and also the markings on its abdomen are different. I appreciate your comment, and would welcome any other suggestions.

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