Please help me identify this bee in North Dallas, zip code 75082. Thanks!
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It's not a bee, but a male flower/hover fly (family Syrphidae) in the genus Eristalis. See https://pbase.com/tmurray74/image/143570903 for an example of a female. The larvae of flies in this genus often are called rat-tailed maggots.
Thank you, I never would have guessed this is a hoverfly :)
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