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Hover Fly

Eristalinus taeniops

Photo by Johan Heyns
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Hover Fly resting on the porch for the night. The three simple eyes or occelli can clearly be seen on photo 1 between the compound eyes.

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PublishedMarch 16, 2013

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