Common Oblique Hover Fly laying eggs (Allograpta obliqua) | Project Noah

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Photo by misako

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Field Notes

Description:

I was so excited to get a good photo of this hover fly. When I went to view the photos for uploading, it looked like she was laying eggs. The first photo shows a tiny white egg on the tip of a rosemary leaf. The next photos show her with her abdomen below a cabbage leaf, an egg at the end of her abdomen, trying to deposit it. She then flew to the rosemary leaf and deposited another egg.

Habitat:

Urban veggie garden.

Reference Links:

EOL: Allograpta obliqua, Allograpta obliqua, Species Allograpta obliqua - BugGuide.Net

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Yes alicelongmartin--it is like a photo easter egg! :)

alicelongmartin

Cool! Isn't it wonderful when we find something we did not see!

Thank you Cindy!

CindyBinghamKeiser

Yay! You got an awesome pic of a difficult fly.

Welcome.. Its a learning lesson for me here... :)

Thank you AshishNimkar! I love finding surprises in my photos!

Yes...Misako 5th Picture is very excellent..!!

Thank you KarenL! This species has the most beautiful pattern on their abdomen--so ornate.

Lovely photo!

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