Waspmimic
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Neoclytus balteatus
Neoclytus balteatus is a species of longhorned beetle in the family Cerambycidae, described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1873. It belongs to the genus Neoclytus, a group of wasp-mimicking beetles found in North America. Very little specific information is documented for this particular species compared to better-known congeners such as N. caprea and N. acuminatus.
Spilomyia alcimus
Broad-banded Hornet Fly
Spilomyia alcimus is a syrphid fly first described by Walker in 1849. It exhibits wasp mimicry, resembling yellowjackets in appearance, sound, and behavior. Adults visit flowers for nectar and pollen. The species is uncommon and distributed across Canada and the United States.
Temnostoma balyras
Yellow-haired Falsehorn
Temnostoma balyras, commonly known as the Yellow-haired Falsehorn, is a syrphid fly species found in eastern North America. Adults are flower visitors that feed on nectar and pollen. The species exhibits elaborate mimicry of solitary mason wasps, including darkened wing margins and behavioral adaptations. Larvae develop in moist decayed wood, where they use thoracic hooks as rasping organs to burrow.
Temnostoma excentrica
Black-spotted Falsehorn
A North American syrphid fly remarkable for its elaborate mimicry of solitary mason wasps. The species darkens the leading edge of its wings to simulate the folded wings of vespid wasps and waves its forelegs to imitate wasp antennae. It is one of several Temnostoma species known for pushing Batesian mimicry to exceptional lengths.