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common hoverfly

Syrphus ribesii

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Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago
common hoverfly
Syrphus ribesii common hoverfly


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Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

This female hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii) occurs throughout Britain. See the distribution map. http://www.eakringbirds.com/eakringbirds...

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alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Nice!

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Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Hello. This is a fly that mimics a bee, a "hoverfly". See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly

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devonmaid
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devonmaid

Boston, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Jul 11, 2012
Submitted on May 7, 2012

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