Thread subject:
Diptera.info :: Bee mimic 2013-VIII-10 (= Sericomyia flagrans)
Posted by
John Carr
on 27-08-2013 21:33
#1
In the mountains of Colorado, USA August 10, 2013. The common local species of
Bombus
have similar color.
Edited by
John Carr
on 28-08-2013 02:11
Posted by
Gerard Pennards
on 27-08-2013 22:54
#2
Hey John,
This is a male Sericomyia (subgenus Arctophila) flagrans.
Posted by
John Carr
on 01-09-2013 17:24
#3
Thank you. The
Sericomyia
where I live are yellow-banded wasp mimics, not hairy bee mimics.
Posted by
Gerard Pennards
on 01-09-2013 19:57
#4
Well, same here in Europe. But that is because here Arctophila is still considered being a separate genus, not a subgenus of Sercomyia. We have two species of Arctophila here (bombiformis and mussitans), both hairy bee mimics...
