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Marmalade Hoverfly

Episyrphus balteatus

Description:

Orangey abdomen and striped thorax.

Habitat:

Weedy vegetation and flowers on a neglected roadside verge. Residential area. Urban.

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6 Comments

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 4 years ago

Thanks Chief; good to have you back on PN too

Good one, Sukanya.

Tukup
Tukup 4 years ago

Great catch Sukanya. Thanks.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 4 years ago

Orangey, Marmaladey... you're making me hungry.

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 4 years ago

Thanks, Neil. The name marmalade suits it I think. The colour is Marmaladey.

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 4 years ago

Beautiful. Almost too beautiful to be a fly. Well spotted, Sukanya.

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Sep 14, 2019
Submitted on Sep 15, 2019

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