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Hoverfly

Eristalinus taeniops

Photo by EduardoFrick
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This striped eye fly tries to mimic a bee

Habitat:

atlantic rain forest

Notes:

found at my garden

Reference Links:

Eristalinus taeniops

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Ashish
Eduardo... your spotting should be recorded for distribution of Genus- Eristalinus Hope Project Noah team looks into this spotting carefully..!!
Ashish
Wow... you got...please update.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eristalinus_taeniops
EduardoFrick
Thanks AshishNimkar, found the cientific name Eristalinus taeniops
Ashish
Yes... Great shots... nice presentation...I feels its a kind of Hoverfly...!!

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PublishedAugust 24, 2011

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