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Hoverfly

Syrphidae

Photo by CharliePrice
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Field Notes

Description:

small to medium sized flies with large heads, large eyes, and small or inconspicuous antennae. slender body, with a waist that is not significantly narrow, unless it is a wasp mimicking species. They have one pair of clear wings, and the banded forms have yellow and black bands of equal width. - See more at: http://australianmuseum.net.au/Hover-flies#sthash.apw6aDsd.dpuf

Habitat:

front bushes in flower of the front yard

Notes:

Atleast 10 - a dozen flying around between showers of rain.

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PublishedSeptember 16, 2014

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