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New fly to ID if possible. - Sericomyia militaris
Copyright © 2006 Kildale

New fly to ID if possible. - Sericomyia militaris
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
September 7, 2006
Only managed a couple of shots of this one, so I hope it can be ID.d from this image. Thanks.
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Contributed by Kildale on 7 September, 2006 - 4:22pm
Last updated 7 September, 2006 - 6:49pm

It is a very distinct species
It is a very distinct species, Sericomyia militaris, a female (Syrphidae)
… Martin Hauser, 7 September, 2006 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

 
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Thanks again Martin. Its always nice to get a name to these things.
… Kildale, 7 September, 2006 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

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