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Hoverfly

Syrphidae

Photo by JordiPrats
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Field Notes

Description:

Elongated body, black and yellow stripes resembling wasp or bees, big red eyes.

Habitat:

Spotted at Riverside Park, New York

Notes:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Section: Aschiza
Superfamily: Syrphoidea
Family: Syrphidae

Reference Links:

Hoverfly - Wikipedia

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PublishedMarch 14, 2021

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