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5000476 - Xylota
Copyright © 2004 Rob Curtis

5000476 - Xylota
McLaughry Springs FP, Illinois, USA
August 14, 2004
Size: ~1/2"
As I had good results here with other Syrphids, I am adding some shot earlier.
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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 16 September, 2005 - 6:13pm
Last updated 27 September, 2005 - 1:38pm

Xylotini, Xylota sp.
This belongs to a group of wasp like hoverflies that don't visit flowers. Instead they run on leaves and tree trunks!
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 17 September, 2005 - 2:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks very much for furtheri
Thanks very much for furthering the determination of this and all the other Syrphids, Gerard.
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