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Hoverfly

Sphaerophoria contigua

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Field Notes

Description:

Yellow fly with long abdomen with black stripes. Just above the end segments, there is a vertical stripe down the center. Wings are mostly clear with a couple sections filled with light brown. The thorax has two vertical gray stripes

Habitat:

Daisy? in backyard

Species ID Suggestions

Hoverfly

Sphaerophoria sp.

Comments (4)

These are beautiful shots Cindy. There's something about hoverflies. All pics I see of them are stunning.

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