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BugGuide Gathering
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University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
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Syrphid Fly - Eristalis

Syrphid Fly - Eristalis
Pena Blanca Lake - Coronado National Forest, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
October 20, 2007

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Moved from Syrphid Flies.

Eristalis
I have one just like it, lovingly named "Unidentified Hover Fly #1". Tough to get many of these to species, and most of the UFOs look maddingly like E. ten*ax.

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