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Hover Fly

Toxomerus marginatus

Photo by falconphysics
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42.3603, -83.2527

Field Notes

Habitat:

Weedy Field, extracting nectar/pollen from a yarrow.

Species ID Suggestions

Hover Fly

Toxomerus marginatus

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Tiz
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Comments (2)
HemaShah
lovely.!! Wonder what Law Of Physics applies here?
Tiz
A picture that is similar to you spotting can be found here: http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~larsonmorgan/flies/flies.html Scroll down to Hover Fly Toxomerus marginatus. Regards
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PublishedJuly 12, 2013

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