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Pelecinobaccha (hover fly)

Pelecinobaccha costata

Photo by hg_williams3
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Field Notes

Description:

This purple and violet striped hover fly resembles a tiny dragonfly though with only two and six legs. It is only about a centimeter in length, but flies, darts and hovers just like a dragonfly.

Habitat:

Shrubbery

Reference Links:

Species Pelecinobaccha costata - BugGuide.Net

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