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Field Notes

Notes:

it is about 1,5 cm long

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Johan Heyns
Altha, if you search for the scientific name in Google, you will see that the one you refer to have lines on the body and the shape and size of the eyes are also different. What you are referring to is a hover fly, whereas this is a horse fly.
AlthaSwiegersLiebenberg
Johan could you or somebody els please verify this one for me I think I got it at last - HOVER FLY DIPTERA SYRPHIDAE: ERISTALIS PERTINAX
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PublishedMarch 5, 2013

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