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| A syrphid fly on an aster (Asteraceae). Syrphid flies generally feed on aphids as adults, their larvae may also feed on aphids on plant leaves or live inside water. Look closely and you will see they have very short antenna (bees have longer ones), one pair of wings (bees have two pairs), and the wing venation of course is also totally different. Yunan, China. May 2001. Viewed: 3024 times. | | | |
| This one probably mimics an Apis cerana (notice the much higher contrast for color between the abdomen segments), while the one before this one mimics Apis mellifera. Beijing, China. May 8, 2002. Viewed: 1992 times. | | | |
| Another syrphid fly on a vegetable flower (Asteraceae) in a vegetable garden. Changsha, Hunan, China. May 5, 2002. Viewed: 1983 times. | | | |
| A syrphid fly (this one does not really look like a bee, but hey it is pretty!) foraging on a mustard (Brassicaceae). This is a weed right in front of my parents' house. Shaoshan, Hunan, China. May 5, 2002. Viewed: 2253 times. | | | |
| A syrphid fly (Syrphidae) foraging on summer raspberry (Rubus spp, Rosaceae). Symanzik's Berry Farm, Goodrich, MI. August 15, 2003, during a MSU Fruit Area of Extertise Summer Fruit Tour. Viewed: 2037 times. | | | |
| A syrphid fly larva (Syrphidae) feeding on aphids, on a milkweed (Asclepias syriaca, Asclepiadaceae) leaf . Symanzik's Berry Farm, Goodrich, MI. August 15, 2003, during a MSU Fruit Area of Extertise Summer Fruit Tour. Viewed: 1891 times. | | | |
| A syrphid fly (Syrphidae) foraging on the butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii, Logniaceae). These flowers were being sold by the Spicer Orchards, Hartland, MI. August 14, 2003, during a MSU Fruit Area of Extertise Summer Fruit Tour. Viewed: 2428 times. | | |
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Album: Bees on Flowers 
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