Tachinid lapping a spill of honey
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July 18, 2000, Hemingway, South Carolina
This fly looks a little like a bee, but only has one pair of wings.
A reader comment indicates this may be a Tachinid (a
parasitic fly).
Identified as a tachinid by Doug Yanega (thank you)