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Hoverfly on Fireweed

Syrphidae species

Description:

pale green and black stripes.

Habitat:

fireweed on the roadside in the subalpine on Blackwall Peak, Manning Park, BC, northern Cascade Mtns.

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Here is a link to the American Hoverfly which has similar colouration to my spotting but in a different design:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_h...

Thanks for the ID help John La Salle!

John La Salle
John La Salle 8 years ago

Hover fly - family Syrphidae
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly

KathleenMcEachern
Spotted by
KathleenMcEachern

British Columbia, Canada

Spotted on Jul 28, 2015
Submitted on Aug 5, 2015

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