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Hover Fly

Eumerus sp.

Description:

Small black/brown arthropod pollinating a white rose hybrid.

Habitat:

Spotted near entrance to Frontierland at Disneyland, California. There is a large pond and trees in this area as well as small plants and flowers including these roses.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Hover Fly
Eumerus sp. Hover Fly, Eumerus sp.


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3 Comments

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

I believe this is a male hoverfly from the Eumerus genus. Unfortunately I don't know the species.

CoralAvery
CoralAvery 12 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion, it looks like this post on BugGuide:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/505927

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

It's a fly, probably a Syrphid

CoralAvery
Spotted by
CoralAvery

Anaheim, California, USA

Spotted on Sep 25, 2011
Submitted on Sep 26, 2011

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