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Hoverfly

Spilomyia longicornis

Photo by Kyle A
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Field Notes

Description:

About 1/2 inch in length.

Habitat:

Spotted on a goldenrod flower bordering a field and deciduous woods.

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Comments (3)
Mark Ridgway
Ha... must have been an extra tasty flower. :)
Kyle A
It is indeed. Absolutely amazing mimicry. It was my first spot of the day and the most difficult to ID. I knew it was a fly because of the wings, but which one? Oddly most of the fly bee mimics I've encountered fly away immediately, this one didn't seem concerned about my presence.

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PublishedSeptember 20, 2013

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