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fly - Syrphus rectus

fly - Syrphus rectus
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
May 12, 2010
Size: just over 1mm
Here's a photo of a few of the eggs that were in the container. I've kept a few of them to see if they develop.

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fly - Syrphus rectus - female fly - Syrphus rectus - female fly - Syrphus rectus

Moved
Moved from Syrphus ribesii.

eggs
Photo of eggs of Syrphus ribesii on link from England.

Moved
Moved from Syrphus.

Eggs
Did the eggs hatch? Are you feeding them aphids? Probably just about any kind of aphids would do. It would be nice to have a life cycle right from the beginning.

 
eggs
Sorry. I'm a poor "mom" in this case. No survivors.

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.

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