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Hover Fly

Sphaerophoria borealis

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Field Notes

Description:

wasp-like hover-fly. large eyes. yellow and black stripped body.

Habitat:

flowers

Notes:

Many of the insects have gone to sleep and the flowers have seeded for winter. Have to look hard to find them.

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Pollinating Insects of the World
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New England Arthropods
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PublishedNovember 3, 2015

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