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flower fly - unident - Eristalis tenax - female
Copyright © 2007 Rich Kelly

flower fly - unident - Eristalis tenax - Female
Colton State Park, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 25, 2007
Size: 8mm +/-
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Contributed by Rich Kelly on 9 July, 2007 - 7:11am
Last updated 5 September, 2008 - 7:58pm

Eristalis tenax
The common Drone-Fly. Nice shot of an especially orange-bellied female (some of them are virtually wholly dark brown.
… Richard Vernier, 9 July, 2007 - 7:52am login or register to post comments

 
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