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Eupoedes volucris
A hoverfly visiting a flower for nectar
Hovering around flowers in open places like gardens and parks
When I found this bug hovering over colourful flowers in a nearby park I confused it with a bee but it has a very gentle behaviour although the mimicry of a bee can be advantageous to them signalling potential predators to stay away to avoid a sting. Luckily the photograph shows the left wing planar view showing vein pattern that can be used to identify the species
Spotted on Dec 5, 2011
Submitted on Dec 4, 2011
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