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Hoverfly on Yarrow

Syrphidae species

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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful bee/fly? on yarrow flower

Habitat:

subalpine on Blackwall Peak, Manning Park, BC, Northern Cascades mountain range. Roadside yarrow & thistles.

Reference Links:

Hoverfly

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
John La Salle
Kathleen - I must admit to not knowing flies well enough to give very positive statements on identification (I'm a small wasp guy). I suspect that this is in the genus Eristalis - hopefully some of the NA entos will pitch in.
KathleenMcEachern
Thanks again John La Salle! if you know which exact species it is, I would love to know!! the poster in the link is very beautiful and some of them seem close to mine but not exact.
John La Salle
Hover fly - family Syrphidae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
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PublishedAugust 5, 2015

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