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Hover Fly

Posted by October 12th, 2009 at 10:45 am

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Syrphid Flies

Bee looking fly.
October 12, 2009
Found this summer during August and during the day.
Jonathan Campos
Los Angeles, CA.

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Hover Fly

Hi Jonathan,
This is a Flower Fly or Hover Fly in the family Syrphidae.  We have matched it to the species Eristalinus taeniops by comparing your images to photos posted to BugGuide.  The species is only listed in California according to BugGuide.

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Hover Fly

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