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Hoverfly

Eristalinus cf megacephalus

Description:

At a glance, this fly looks like a bee. That reminds us of the family bee fly (Bombyliidae), but actually it doesn't. This fly has yellow stripes on the upperside of its black thorax. It has yellow and black banded on the abdomen. The eyes covered with numerous, small, brown spots that tend to run together on upper part of its yellow compound eyes. The legs are white and black banded. The wings are transparrent.This fly has overall length about 8mm.

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Eristalinus cf megacephalus Eristalinus megacephalus, Sumatra Indonesia


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2 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

You're welcome, Sachin

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 10 years ago

Thanks again S Frazier for ID help,,

Sachin Zaveri
Spotted by
Sachin Zaveri

Uttar Pradesh, India

Spotted on May 5, 2013
Submitted on May 11, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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