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Syphid Fly - Eristalis tenax - female
Copyright © 2008 Lynette Schimming

Syphid Fly - Eristalis tenax - Female
5700 feet at the Mountain Haus terminal, Silver Mountain, Shoshone County, Idaho, USA
August 16, 2008

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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 24 August, 2008 - 3:18pm
Last updated 6 September, 2008 - 5:46pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Lynette Schimming, 6 September, 2008 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

Eristalis
Female eristalis tenax!
… Gerard Pennards, 6 September, 2008 - 4:25pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a drone fly to me.
Hair on the eyes would be the clincher...
… Ron Hemberger, 24 August, 2008 - 5:22pm login or register to post comments

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