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Marmalade Hoverfly ♀

Episyrphus balteatus

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Description:

1.5 cm hoverfly

Notes:

Syrphidae - moscas-das-flores. http://naturdata.com/taxa/Animalia/Arthr...

1 Species ID Suggestions

FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

Marmalade Hoverfly

Episyrphus balteatus Marmalade Hoverfly - Episyrphus balteatus | NatureSpot

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7 Comments

mendes.madalena 10 years ago

thanks for the interesting info :D

FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

You welcome, this is a female and you can distinguish from its eyes. In males the eyes get together on top of the head like in this spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/307...

mendes.madalena 10 years ago

thanks again FaredinAliyevski! :)

mendes.madalena 10 years ago

yes so true, i see loads!

PedroNicolau 10 years ago

I see tons of these, it'd be nice knowing what they are.

mendes.madalena 10 years ago

thank you :)

jheitor 10 years ago

excelent

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mendes.madalena

Portugal

Spotted on Aug 5, 2013
Submitted on Aug 9, 2013

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hoverflies flower flies syrphid flies syrphidae portugal diptera fly moscs moscas-das-flores sirfídeos insect insecta bugs bug marmalade hovefly

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