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Slender Melanostoma

Melanostoma scalare

Photo by arne.roysland
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Field Notes

Description:

A very small, long-bodied hoverfly, Males are more slender with 6 well defined yellow spots, each longer than they are wide.

Habitat:

In a small park on Canadian goldenrod.

Notes:

Norwegian name: L⁠ang gressblomsterflue

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