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Fly

Habitat:

Backyard

Notes:

a large fly with its hind legs bent. It insisted on dry land on the ground, and made ​​movements with the abdomen.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Organisms | Project Noah


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4 Comments

Sckel
Sckel 9 years ago

Mark. This is not working. This fly is an anonymous, I feel sorry for her, but...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

I can't find it. Not E tenax as those rear legs and femurs are far too big but it might be another Eristails sp.

Sckel
Sckel 9 years ago

thanks, mark e marcos. but I'm still a little lost

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Very nice. Syrphidae?

Sckel
Spotted by
Sckel

Espírito Santo, Brazil

Spotted on May 8, 2014
Submitted on May 8, 2014

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