Guess which one is the real wasp! |
Giant swallowtail caterpillar and.... |
Hover fly (Temnostoma alternans), a wasp mimic |
Hover fly (Merodon equestris), bumblebee mimic |
Hover fly (Eristalis flavipes), bumble mimic |
Hover fly and honey bee on dandelion |
Hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe),#7853 |
Snowberry clearwing moth (Hemaris diffinis), #7855 |
Hummingbird moth (Hemaris thysbe), #7853 |
Raspberry crown borer moth (Pennisetia marginata) #2513 |
Raspberry crown borer moth (Pennisetia marginata) #2513, |
Peach tree borer moth, female (Synanthedon exitiosa) #2583 |
Virginia creeper clearwing moth (Albuna fraxini) #2532 |
Brown mantisfly (Climaciella brunnea) , a mimic of vespid wasps |
Brown mantidfly (Climaciella brunnea), a mimic of vespid wasps |
Robber fly (Laphria sacrator), a bumblebee mimic |
Robber fly(Laphria sacrator), a bumblebee mimic |
Robber fly (Laphria sacrator), a bumblebee mimic |
Robber fly (Laphria flavicollis) |
Robber fly (Laphria sericea) with beetle. Another bee mimic |
Robber fly (Laphria) with prey. This is another bumblebee mimic |
Robber fly (Laphria sp.) a bumble bee mimic |
Robber fly (Laphria sp.) a bumblebee mimic |
Robber fly (Laphria) with prey. |
Side view of robber fly (Laphria) with prey, looking more bumblebee like! |
Bee fly (Sparnopolius confusus) |
Greater bee fly (Bombylius major), a bee mimic |
Bee fly (Villa) |
Bee fly (Villa sp), a bee mimic |
Bee fly (Villa cf. alternata), a bee mimic |
Bee flies (Systropus macer), mimic of Ichnemonid wasps |
Tachinid fly (Cylindromyia interrupta), a wasp mimic |
Tachinid fly (Cylindromyia interrupta) |
Thick-headed fly (Physocephala sp.), a wasp mimic |
Thick headed fly (Physocephala furcillata) |
Thick-headed fly (Physocephala sp. ) |
Scorpion fly (Panorpa sp.), male, a scorpion mimic |
Hover fly (Ocyptamus fascipennis), a mimic of Ichneumonid wasps |
Hover fly (Ocyptamus fascipennis), a mimic of Ichneumonid wasps |
Hover fly (Chalcosyrphus curvaria), a wasp mimic |
Hover fly (Eristalis sp.) , a bee mimic |
Hover fly (Eristalis dimidiata) |
Hover fly, prob. (Eristalis arbustorum), a bee mimic |
Hover fly (Eristalis tenax) bee mimic |
One is a bumblebee and one is a fly! |
Hover fly (Volucella sp.), a bumblebee mimic |
Hover fly (Volucella sp.), a bumblebee mimic |
Hover fly, bumblebee mimic, possibly Criorhina sp. |
Hover fly (Spilomyia longicornis), a mimic of yellowjackets |
Hover fly (Spilomyia longicornis), a mimic of yellowjackets |
Hover fly (Spilomyia sayi), a vespid mimic |
Hover fly (Spilomyia sayi), a vespid mimic |
Hover fly (Spilomyia sayi), a vespid mimic |
Hover fly (spilomyia sayi), vespid mimics |
Spilomyia sayi, vespid mimic |
Hover fly (Spilomyia fusca), a Bald-faced hornet mimic |
Hover fly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides), bee mimic |
Hover fly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides), bee mimic |
Hover fly (Sericomyia chrysotoxoides), bee mimic |
Hover fly (Sericomyia militaris) a wasp mimic |
Hover fly (Sericomyia militaris) wasp mimic |
Hover flies (Sphecomyia vittata), a wasp mimic |
Hover flies (Sphecomyia vittata), a wasp mimic |
Syrphid fly (Didea fuscipes) |
Hover fly (Temnostoma alternans), a vespid wasp mimic |
Hover fly (Somula decora), a wasp mimic |
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus), Monarch mimic |
Viceroy larva (Limenitis archippus), mimic of a bird dropping |
Flower scarab beetle (Trichiotinus affinis) on iris. A bee mimic |