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Fly Feeding on Flower - Cheilosia
Copyright © 1990 Stephen Cresswell

Fly Feeding on Flower - Cheilosia
Near Ruraldale, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA
May 27, 1990
Dark syrphid feeding on pollen. ID comments appreciated.
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Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 8 August, 2006 - 6:23am
Last updated 8 August, 2006 - 11:03am

Cheilosia
Very nice, it looks like a male of CHeilosia. The larvae are living in plants and they are not that common. A picture of the side of the head would help to confirm the identification.
… Martin Hauser, 8 August, 2006 - 11:02am login or register to post comments

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