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Mallota bautias A very cute bee mimic! Geotagged,Mallota bautias,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Mallota bautias

A very cute bee mimic!

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    WOW! Wonderful mimicry! Posted 5 years ago
  2. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Very cool! And neat that their larvae live in tree holes. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View FrannySopranny's profile
      FrannySopranny
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      Oh nice! I didn't know that. Posted 5 years ago
  4. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Excellent find and great work on the ID. Found a common name for it, if you didn't know it already: Bare-eyed Bee-mimic Fly. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View FrannySopranny's profile
      FrannySopranny
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      Thank you! That's a mouthful. We got lucky with this guy; he came right to our door! Posted 5 years ago

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The Bare-eyed Bee-mimic Fly

''Mallota bautias'' is a species of hoverfly. It is known for being particularly bee-like. It is found in eastern North America.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by FrannySopranny
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Uploaded Aug 1, 2020. Captured Jun 17, 2020 09:06 in 121 Stecker Mill Rd, Danville, PA 17821, USA.
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  • Canon EOS Rebel T6
  • f/11.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO800
  • 35mm

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