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Hoverfly

Asarkina salviae

Photo by zepcheok
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Field Notes

Description:

Colour not adjusted. Yellow and purple abdomen with what I think is purple compound eyes. Similar size to a bee moves quite rapidly like one too.

Habitat:

Mangrove broadwalk at Pasir Ris park

Notes:

Finally managed to identify it after chancing it on a book!

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Asarkina

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
zepcheok
At least that's a start for me to search. Thank you!
LeahPrince
or a related to a fruit fly because i reconize the flower as a citrus flower lik a orange or something close to that
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PublishedMay 12, 2013

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