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Bird hover fly

Eupeodes volucris

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Description:

This little hover fly landed on my pants... It's standing on a button.

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Hover Fly

Eupeodes volucris
CindyBinghamKeiser
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Comments (2)
textless
Thanks to CindyBinghamKeiser for the ID... I think you're right! I've seen lots of these but never knew the species.
CindyBinghamKeiser
I'm guessing E. volucris based on the image showing the yellow doesn't connect on the back and your location.

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