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Long hoverfly

S⁠phaerophoria scripta

Photo by arne.roysland
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Field Notes

Description:

The male can easily be recognized with the external genitalia that form a large, round capsule on the hind body and hangs down like a ball. The fly is small, but still easy to see the difference from the female https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/398616986

Habitat:

Roadside.

Notes:

Norwegian name: S⁠tor kulehaleflue

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