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Hoverfly

Sphaerophoria contigua

Description:

Yellow fly with long abdomen with black stripes. Just above the end segments, there is a vertical stripe down the center. Wings are mostly clear with a couple sections filled with light brown. The thorax has two vertical gray stripes

Habitat:

Daisy? in backyard

1 Species ID Suggestions

msb86
msb86 12 years ago
Hoverfly
Sphaerophoria sp. Sphaerophoria scripta


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4 Comments

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Thanks again Mayra!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 12 years ago

Beautiful!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Thank you Leanne! I agree, they're quite photogenic :)

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 12 years ago

These are beautiful shots Cindy. There's something about hoverflies. All pics I see of them are stunning.

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on May 2, 2012
Submitted on May 3, 2012

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