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Striped Hoverfly

Eristalinus megacephalus

Description:

Eristalinus megacephalus is a species of hoverfly.

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4 Comments

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Beautiful pic!!

vipin.baliga
vipin.baliga 12 years ago

Beautiful picture.. :-)

Ashok N Pulliyerengi
Ashok N Pulliyerengi 12 years ago

Thanks for the info S Frazier

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Certainly resembles the species you've identified it as. The genus Eristalinus looks likely however I think the species Eristalinus megacephalus is from Europe. See http://syrphidae.com/specie.php?genus=Er... and search for the species on google images...Maybe a close cousin? See http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/798...

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Jan 23, 2012
Submitted on Feb 12, 2012

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