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Hoverfly

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Field Notes

Description:

A small fly feeding on the flowers of Enchanter's Nightshade, Circaea lutetiana.

Species ID Suggestions

Hoverfly

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HemantKumar
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Hoverfly

Meliscaeva cinctella

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ScottRasmussen
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Comments (2)
ScottRasmussen
Thanks. I'll see if I can narrow the I.D. down to the genus level, although there seem to be a lot of hoverfly genera to choose from.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2011

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