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Dead Head Fly
Myathropa florea
40.5447, 21.3936
Field Notes
Description:
Myathropa florea is a very common European and North African species of hoverfly. It is of similar size as the drone fly, but living Myathropa are generally more yellow, with two light bands to the thorax, interrupted with a black central smudge.
Habitat:
Garden of a house in a small mountain village
Notes:
Also known as the Dead Head Fly, or Death's Head Fly, Myathropa florea gets this common name from the marking on its thorax which can resemble a human face or death mask.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2016
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