Sphiximorpha roederii (Family: Syrphidae - Wasp-mimicking Hoverfly)
Wasp-mimicking Hoverfly (Sphiximorpha roederii syn: Ceriana roederii) along Tuichi River, Madidi National Park, Bolivia, Photographed on 26 November 2008.
"I think that the fly on your photo belongs probably to the genus Sphiximorpha or to the genus Polybiomyia." (pers. comm. Daniele Birtele, Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, Mantova, Italy)
See comment below and images on the Encyclopedia of Life at eol.org/pages/752600/overview.
I had previously labelled this as Ceriana roederii but see detailed comment by Arbonius_ (2018) below.
Sphiximorpha roederii (Family: Syrphidae - Wasp-mimicking Hoverfly)
Wasp-mimicking Hoverfly (Sphiximorpha roederii syn: Ceriana roederii) along Tuichi River, Madidi National Park, Bolivia, Photographed on 26 November 2008.
"I think that the fly on your photo belongs probably to the genus Sphiximorpha or to the genus Polybiomyia." (pers. comm. Daniele Birtele, Centro Nazionale per lo Studio e la Conservazione della Biodiversità Forestale, Mantova, Italy)
See comment below and images on the Encyclopedia of Life at eol.org/pages/752600/overview.
I had previously labelled this as Ceriana roederii but see detailed comment by Arbonius_ (2018) below.