Hover fly ( Spilomyia fusca ), a Bald-faced hornet mimic by larose forest photos


20-JUN-2010	Christine Hanrahan

Larose Forest. This is another species in the Genus Spilomyia that is a remarkable wasp mimic, in this case, a Bald-faced Hornet.

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/100s f/6.3 at 100.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

Fabienne		15-Jan-2023 20:13
Absolument superbe.

victorswan		23-Sep-2017 10:49
Super excellent capture Christine, lovely nice to see all the details on the head and beautiful contrast colors really terrific BV

Karen Stuebing		21-Sep-2013 21:48
A tiny version of a hornet. Like it's white face. V.

slhoornstra		27-Jun-2010 21:04
A very intriguing face really, excellent capture! V

Hank Vander Velde		27-Jun-2010 00:08
Super find and terrific macro image Christine.

PauloCGama		26-Jun-2010 23:23
Incredible! What a fabulous catch. Thanks for the text, Christine. :) vv

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