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Marmalade Hoverfly

Episyrphus balteatus

Photo by Miguel Jesus
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Another hoverfly (9–12 mm) of the Syrphidae family, flying from plant to plant on my garden.

Habitat:

Found it rovering in the middle of a variety of plants on my countryside house's garden.

Notes:

Photo taken with a Canon 600d. The second photo is just a cropped version of the first one.

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