Quote Originally Posted by Mellifera Crofter View Post
Do you know, or can you guess, why this hover fly tries to mimic honey bee drones, Gavin?
Kitta
The guess would be that a syrphid looking like a honeybee ends up looking like a drone, as drones are fly-like. Probably that's good enough to get some protection.

Drone flies even vary, like honeybee workers, for an orangey band on the first abdominal segment.