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Yellowjacket hoverfly (Milesia virginiensis) Dipteran yellowjacket mimic that acts aggressively by hovering and making a lot of noise! These are a common sight in more rural areas of the South and are seen as a sign of good luck in some areas, being called &quot;The Good News Bee.&quot;<br /> <br /> This one was perched on a luffa flower in an organic garden in NE Alabama, Etowah County.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61066/yellowjacket_hoverfly_milesia_virginiensis.html" title="Yellowjacket hoverfly (Milesia virginiensis)"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3231/61066_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=KhpXjN7KoehoDUGmPQfC6HVnLPg%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Yellowjacket hoverfly (Milesia virginiensis) Dipteran yellowjacket mimic that acts aggressively by hovering and making a lot of noise! These are a common sight in more rural areas of the South and are seen as a sign of good luck in some areas, being called &quot;The Good News Bee.&quot;<br /> <br /> This one was perched on a luffa flower in an organic garden in NE Alabama, Etowah County.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61068/yellowjacket_hoverfly_milesia_virginiensis.html Geotagged,Milesia virginiensis,Summer,United States,virginiensis" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Milesia virginiensis,Summer,United States,virginiensis Click/tap to enlarge

Yellowjacket hoverfly (Milesia virginiensis)

Dipteran yellowjacket mimic that acts aggressively by hovering and making a lot of noise! These are a common sight in more rural areas of the South and are seen as a sign of good luck in some areas, being called "The Good News Bee."

This one was perched on a luffa flower in an organic garden in NE Alabama, Etowah County.

Yellowjacket hoverfly (Milesia virginiensis) Dipteran yellowjacket mimic that acts aggressively by hovering and making a lot of noise! These are a common sight in more rural areas of the South and are seen as a sign of good luck in some areas, being called "The Good News Bee."<br /> <br /> This one was perched on a luffa flower in an organic garden in NE Alabama, Etowah County.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/61068/yellowjacket_hoverfly_milesia_virginiensis.html Geotagged,Milesia virginiensis,Summer,United States,virginiensis

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The Yellowjacket hover fly

''Milesia virginiensis'', known generally as the yellowjacket hover fly or Virginia flower fly, is a species of syrphid fly in the family Syrphidae.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Jun 5, 2018. Captured Sep 2, 2017 10:00 in 547 Higginbotham Rd, Collinsville, AL 35961, USA.
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  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
  • f/4.0
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO100
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.