Data from: The relationship between morphological and behavioral mimicry in hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae)

Palatable (Batesian) mimics of unprofitable models could use behavioral
mimicry to compensate for the ease with which they can be visually
discriminated or to augment an already close morphological resemblance. We
evaluated these contrasting predictions by assaying the behavior of 57
field-caught species of mimetic hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) and
quantifying their morphological similarity to a range of potential
hymenopteran models. A purpose-built phylogeny for the hover flies was
used to control for potential lack of independence due to shared
evolutionary history. Those hover fly species that engage in behavioral
mimicry (mock stinging, leg waving, wing wagging) were all large wasp
mimics within the genera Spilomyia and Temnostoma. While the behavioral
mimics assayed were good morphological mimics, not all good mimics were
behavioral mimics. Therefore, while the behaviors may have evolved to
augment good morphological mimicry, they do not advantage all good mimics.