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(Female) Hoverfly

Allograpta exotica

Description:

Yellow and red/black female fly with clear wings. The eyes are red. The top of the thorax is burgundy/copper. The abdomen had red/black horizontal stripes that don't break in the center.

Habitat:

On a leaf of a rose in the front yard.

Notes:

This is the only pic I could get of this hoverfly. I've never seen this one before. I cropped one close for more detail.

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San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Oct 11, 2011
Submitted on Oct 11, 2011

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