01468nas a2200145   4500008004100000245016700041210006900208300001200277490000800289520091500297100002401212700001801236700002101254856004701275       2001                        eng d00aSimilarity in flight behaviour between the honeybee Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and its presumed mimic, the dronefly Eristalis tenax (Diptera: Syrphidae)0 aSimilarity in flight behaviour between the honeybee Apis mellife  a139-1450 v2043 ais a Batesian mimic of the honeybee Apis mellifera. Previous work has established that the foraging behaviour ofdroneflies is more similar to that of its model than to that of other more closely related flies, suggesting that behaviour may be important in the mimicry. Locomotor mimicry has been demonstrated in mimetic Heliconius butterflies but not in hoverflies. This study therefore investigated aspects of the flight behaviour of Eristalis tenax, Apis mellifera and two other flies, Syrphus ribesii and a Musca sp. Insects were filmed foraging on Helichrysum bracteum flowers, and flight sequences were analysed to determine flight velocities, flight trajectories and the percentage of time spent hovering. It was found that the flight behaviour of droneflies was more similar to that of honeybees than to that of the other flies. This suggests that the flight behaviour of Eristalis tenax may be mimetic.1 aGolding, Yvonne, C.1 aEnnos, Roland1 aEdmunds, Malcolm  uhttps://syrphidae.myspecies.info/node/9392