"hymenopteran"

#10127730

5 Jun 2023

Eristalinus megacephalus is a species of hoverfly are important pollinators of flowering plants in a variety of ecosystems worldwide and uses Batesian mimicry to look like hymenopteran bees and scare away predators. Its appearance is also similar to bee flies (family Bombyliidae). E. megacephalus can be found in South Africa, Egypt, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, India, Java, Guam, Southern Spain, Turkey, North Africa, Iran, and coastal parts of Italy. The species is listed in 2: 63 of Rossi's publication Mantissa insectorum. There are no subspecies. It is the rarest species of the genus Eristalinus and is common but not abundant. The species' flight period is from May to October, and is most plentiful from June to July. This photo was taken in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 05/06/2022.

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#10127732

5 Jun 2023

Eristalinus megacephalus is a species of hoverfly are important pollinators of flowering plants in a variety of ecosystems worldwide and uses Batesian mimicry to look like hymenopteran bees and scare away predators. Its appearance is also similar to bee flies (family Bombyliidae). E. megacephalus can be found in South Africa, Egypt, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, India, Java, Guam, Southern Spain, Turkey, North Africa, Iran, and coastal parts of Italy. The species is listed in 2: 63 of Rossi's publication Mantissa insectorum. There are no subspecies. It is the rarest species of the genus Eristalinus and is common but not abundant. The species' flight period is from May to October, and is most plentiful from June to July. This photo was taken in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 05/06/2022.

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#10127734

5 Jun 2023

Eristalinus megacephalus is a species of hoverfly are important pollinators of flowering plants in a variety of ecosystems worldwide and uses Batesian mimicry to look like hymenopteran bees and scare away predators. Its appearance is also similar to bee flies (family Bombyliidae). E. megacephalus can be found in South Africa, Egypt, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, India, Java, Guam, Southern Spain, Turkey, North Africa, Iran, and coastal parts of Italy. The species is listed in 2: 63 of Rossi's publication Mantissa insectorum. There are no subspecies. It is the rarest species of the genus Eristalinus and is common but not abundant. The species' flight period is from May to October, and is most plentiful from June to July. This photo was taken in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 05/06/2022.

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#10127736

5 Jun 2023

Eristalinus megacephalus is a species of hoverfly are important pollinators of flowering plants in a variety of ecosystems worldwide and uses Batesian mimicry to look like hymenopteran bees and scare away predators. Its appearance is also similar to bee flies (family Bombyliidae). E. megacephalus can be found in South Africa, Egypt, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, India, Java, Guam, Southern Spain, Turkey, North Africa, Iran, and coastal parts of Italy. The species is listed in 2: 63 of Rossi's publication Mantissa insectorum. There are no subspecies. It is the rarest species of the genus Eristalinus and is common but not abundant. The species' flight period is from May to October, and is most plentiful from June to July. This photo was taken in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 05/06/2022.

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#10127738

5 Jun 2023

Eristalinus megacephalus is a species of hoverfly are important pollinators of flowering plants in a variety of ecosystems worldwide and uses Batesian mimicry to look like hymenopteran bees and scare away predators. Its appearance is also similar to bee flies (family Bombyliidae). E. megacephalus can be found in South Africa, Egypt, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, India, Java, Guam, Southern Spain, Turkey, North Africa, Iran, and coastal parts of Italy. The species is listed in 2: 63 of Rossi's publication Mantissa insectorum. There are no subspecies. It is the rarest species of the genus Eristalinus and is common but not abundant. The species' flight period is from May to October, and is most plentiful from June to July. This photo was taken in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 05/06/2022.

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#10127740

5 Jun 2023

Eristalinus megacephalus is a species of hoverfly are important pollinators of flowering plants in a variety of ecosystems worldwide and uses Batesian mimicry to look like hymenopteran bees and scare away predators. Its appearance is also similar to bee flies (family Bombyliidae). E. megacephalus can be found in South Africa, Egypt, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, India, Java, Guam, Southern Spain, Turkey, North Africa, Iran, and coastal parts of Italy. The species is listed in 2: 63 of Rossi's publication Mantissa insectorum. There are no subspecies. It is the rarest species of the genus Eristalinus and is common but not abundant. The species' flight period is from May to October, and is most plentiful from June to July. This photo was taken in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 05/06/2022.

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#7065740

13 Sep 2021

Annulate Masked Bee (Hylaeus annulatus) on a Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota) flower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 11, 2021.

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#7065742

13 Sep 2021

Annulate Masked Bee (Hylaeus annulatus) on a Queen Anne's lace (Daucus carota) flower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on September 11, 2021.

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#13337522

18 Feb 2026

An Ichneumon Wasp (Therion female) is on a leaf in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 10, 2025.

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#13231546

23 Jan 2026

A European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on August 7, 2025.

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#12551506

13 Jul 2025

The eastern yellowjacket wasp (Vespula maculifrons) is in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 2, 2025.

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#12420309

28 May 2025

An Obliterated Cuckoo Nomad Bee (Nomada obliterata) rests on a leaf in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on May 28, 2025.

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#12396271

22 May 2025

A black mud-dauber wasp (Sceliphron sp.) is seen constructing a mud nest in a shaded area with damp soil in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 26, 2025. Sceliphron, commonly known as black mud daubers or black mud-dauber wasps, is a genus of wasps in the family Sphecidae within the order Hymenoptera

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#12396272

22 May 2025

A black mud-dauber wasp (Sceliphron sp.) is seen constructing a mud nest in a shaded area with damp soil in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 26, 2025. Sceliphron, commonly known as black mud daubers or black mud-dauber wasps, is a genus of wasps in the family Sphecidae within the order Hymenoptera

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#12396275

22 May 2025

A black mud-dauber wasp (Sceliphron sp.) is seen constructing a mud nest in a shaded area with damp soil in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 26, 2025. Sceliphron, commonly known as black mud daubers or black mud-dauber wasps, is a genus of wasps in the family Sphecidae within the order Hymenoptera

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#12396278

22 May 2025

A black mud-dauber wasp (Sceliphron sp.) is seen constructing a mud nest in a shaded area with damp soil in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on March 26, 2025. Sceliphron, commonly known as black mud daubers or black mud-dauber wasps, is a genus of wasps in the family Sphecidae within the order Hymenoptera

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