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Big fly on flower
Copyright © 2009 John R. Maxwell

Big fly on flower
Palmyra Cove Nature Park, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
September 13, 2009
Size: Maybe around 11 mm?
I forget what kind of flower it was?
Female?

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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 30 October, 2009 - 2:54pm

Flower...
...might be White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima (=Eupatorium rugosum)).
… John Pearson, 30 October, 2009 - 7:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I have heard that name on hikes, just wasn't sure what people were talking about.
… John R. Maxwell, 31 October, 2009 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

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