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mle_flowers Richardson, TX Jul 24, 2024

Please help me identify this bee in North Dallas, zip code 75082. Thanks!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 24, 2024

It's not a bee, but a male flower/hover fly (family Syrphidae) in the genus Eristalis. See https://pbase.com/tmurray74/image/143570903 for an example of a female. The larvae of flies in this genus often are called rat-tailed maggots.

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mle_flowers Richardson, TX Jul 25, 2024

Thank you, I never would have guessed this is a hoverfly :)

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