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Marmalade hoverfly on a spiderwort

Episyrphus balteatus on a Tradescantia

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Field Notes

Description:

little thin wasp (1 cm) on a beautiful flower (also unknown to me..)

Habitat:

uhhmm the garden!?

Species ID Suggestions

spiderwort

Tradescantia
Nicholas4
1

Marmalade hoverfly

Episyrphus balteatus
Doryreed
1

Comments (2)
auntnance123
The flower looks like spiderwort and the 'wasp' more like a hover fly.

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedJuly 20, 2011

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