"I should not be too dismissive of the general populace's failure to distinguish between harmless hoverfly and harmful hymenopteran, Only last week, I was admiring the furry thorax of a bee perched on a leaf, and then the penny dropped as I realised that its eyes met in the middle of its head and its antennae were stubby. It was a dronefly (Erista/is) mimicking a Honeybee. Insect mimicry is a nice subject because it is easy to find mimics and their models – Honeybees, bumblebees and wasps – in the garden and beyond."