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Bee mimic 2013-VIII-10 (= Sericomyia flagrans)
John Carr
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Posted on 27-08-2013 21:33
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In the mountains of Colorado, USA August 10, 2013. The common local species of Bombus have similar color.

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Gerard Pennards
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Hey John,
This is a male Sericomyia (subgenus Arctophila) flagrans.
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Gerard Pennards
 
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Thank you. The Sericomyia where I live are yellow-banded wasp mimics, not hairy bee mimics.
 
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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...
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