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Footballer Hover Fly

Helophilus pendulus

Photo by RikMartin
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

This hoverfly is sometimes called 'The Footballer' due to its stripy thorax

Reference Links:

The Footballer - Helophilus pendulus | NatureSpot

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PublishedJuly 15, 2014

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