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Syrphid Flies mating - male - female
Copyright © 2008 Peter Cristofono

Syrphid Flies mating - Male Female
Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 5, 2008
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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 5 June, 2008 - 6:05pm
Last updated 14 July, 2008 - 7:09am

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Beatriz Moisset, 14 July, 2008 - 7:09am login or register to post comments

 
Out of curiosity...
Why not move to Toxomerus?
… Ron Hemberger, 14 July, 2008 - 10:38am login or register to post comments

 
I can't see enough
I am not entirely sure. Maybe somebody else knows for sure.
… Beatriz Moisset, 14 July, 2008 - 10:58am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 17 June, 2008 - 4:18pm login or register to post comments

Got any shots from above, even if less than perfect?
That would aid in ID. A guess: Toxomerus, possibly T. marginatus.
… Ron Hemberger, 5 June, 2008 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

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