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H⁠elophilus pendulus

Photo by arne.roysland
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Field Notes

Description:

The hoverfly has black and yellow longitudinal stripes on the upper surface of its thorax. The abdomen is patterned with yellow, black and grey. It is quite big with a body length of 14 mm.

Habitat:

In a garden.

Notes:

Norwegian name: V⁠anlig solflue

Reference Links:

Helophilus pendulus - Wikipedia, Helophilus pendulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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