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Sphecomyia pattonii

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    1 - Sphecomyia pattonii, a wasp-mimic syrphid fly. On cultivated Rhododendron.

    06/09/2012 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington

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    2 - Sphecomyia pattonii, a wasp-mimic syrphid fly. On cultivated Rhododendron.

    06/09/2012 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington

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    3 - Sphecomyia pattonii, a wasp-mimic syrphid fly. On cultivated Rhododendron.

    06/09/2012 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington

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    4 - Sphecomyia pattonii mating (or mate-guarding) male and female. On Salal leaf.

    06/10/2012 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington

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    5 - Sphecomyia pattonii on Salal leaf.

    05/17/2016 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington

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    5 - Sphecomyia pattonii on Salal leaf, same individual as in slide 5.

    05/17/2016 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington

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    7 - Sphecomyia pattonii on Salal leaf, same individual as in slides 5 and 6.

    05/17/2016 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington

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    7 - Sphecomyia pattonii on Salal leaf. Note the characteristic long face.

    06/15/2012 Heart O' the Hills Area, Olympic National Park, Washington

Sphecomyia pattonii is a wasp-mimic fly in the family Syrphidae, related to Criorhina (see Insects > Flies). They visit wild flowers and cultivated flowers in the spring on the Olympic Peninsula. To a human eye, at least, they resemble yellowjacket wasps.