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Big-handed hoverfly

Platycheirus scutatus

Photo by arne.roysland
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Field Notes

Description:

A rather small narrowly-built female hoverfly with yellow-spotted abdomen and a dark scutellum.

Habitat:

Woodland margins and dense hedgerows.

Notes:

Norwegian name: Skogfotblomsterflue

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