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Marmalade Hoverfly

Episyrphus balteatus

Description:

Orange and black striped abdomen.

Habitat:

Kayaler bagan or Kayal's garden is now a bird sanctuary in the heart of Kolkata city. Although called a garden, it is not a landscaped area with only garden varieties...rather everything growing wild is preserved.Old, epiphyte laden trees rub branches with bamboo groves and wild vines trail all over . So called weeds flourish. It is also called Chintamani Kar Bird Sanctuary. ...a 17 acre small enclosed area.

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3 Comments

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Your welcome, SukanyaDatta....

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 6 years ago

Thanks, maplemoth

maplemoth662
maplemoth662 6 years ago

Photo No. 1: is a beautiful photo....a beautiful Hoverfly....beautiful colors....

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Feb 17, 2018
Submitted on Feb 18, 2018

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