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Syrphid Fly

Chrysotoxum sp.

Description:

Black and yellow hoverfly with two vertical, yellow stripes on thorax. The abdomen has horizontal stripes that are broken with a very thin black stripe up the center.

Habitat:

On an Iris plant in backyard

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3 Comments

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Lovely!

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

:) Thank you. I was lucky to get this one shot before it flew off.

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Nice one!

Escondido, California, USA

Spotted on Apr 12, 2012
Submitted on Apr 14, 2012

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