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Hoverfly

Syritta pipiens

Photo by Doryreed
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Yeah well spotted. I think it is probably Syritta pipiens. I'll change it now.
It looks like it has got the wrong ID. This hoverfly has distinctive thick appendages whereas the species you have mistaken with lack those thick appendages.
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PublishedJune 24, 2011

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