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Hoverfly

Chrysotoxum sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow, male flying insect with black stripes and wings.

Habitat:

Leaf of Blackwood Acacia in backyard

Notes:

The third image was the original spotting on Oct 3, 2011. The rest of the images were taken on Oct 14, 2011.

Reference Links:

Genus Chrysotoxum - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Yay! This hoverfly returned and I was able to get more than one photo :)
surekha
Ymw, Cindy! Have a lovely day!
surekha
Beautiful shot! Great colors!
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi misako.hill, they really are tough! This one flew every time I took a step toward it. Luckily it kept landing on the same leaf until I got this shot.
misako
those hoverflies are difficult to photograph!

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PublishedOctober 3, 2011

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