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Syrphid Fly

Diptera: Syrphidae

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nlralph
nlralph 9 years ago

Thanks - just learning!

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 years ago

Beautiful find! This appears to be a Syrphid Fly (many are excellent mimics of bees and wasps). I believe this one is from Genus Eristalis: http://bugguide.net/node/view/7182/bgpag...

Check out the link to compare images to your lovely fly!

nlralph
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nlralph

NYC, New York, USA

Spotted on Aug 8, 2014
Submitted on Aug 8, 2014

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