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syrphid fly - Chrysotoxum - female

syrphid fly - Chrysotoxum - Female
Sierra City, Sierra County, California, USA
July 1, 2006

Chryosotoxum sp. (Syrphinae) - female
A nice wasp-like fly, strongly reminding of our own C. cautum.

 
Thanks Richard
for the fly ID's. This genus must be a difficult on to get to species, since none in the guide are beyond Chryosotoxum sp.

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