mimic vs bee.jpg

side by side comparison of two bugs that look like bees
Photo By/Credit

Susan Wise-Eagle & D. Sikes

Date Shot/Created
06/07/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved - Used by Permission
Image
Can you tell which is the fly and which is the bee? Criorhina bubulcus (left) is a bumble bee mimic (a fly in disguise). This one was spotted in Wrangell, Alaska. Right: an actual bumble bee from the Aleutians.
Subject tags
Flowering plants
Pollinators
Wildflowers