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Hoverfly? - female
Copyright © 2015 Aaron Hunt

Hoverfly? - Female
Block Island, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
June 17, 2015
Taken from grass and brush with sweep net.

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Hoverfly? - female Hoverfly?
Contributed by Aaron Hunt on 22 June, 2015 - 5:07pm
Last updated 1 March, 2020 - 11:16am

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 9 August, 2015 - 11:31pm

Not Syrphidae
Not Syrphidae. What little I can see of the wing is too simple. Parts of it remind me of Chloropidae.
… John F. Carr, 22 June, 2015 - 7:40pm

 
The color pattern
Looks similar to some of the Oscinellinae in the guide.
… Aaron Hunt, 22 June, 2015 - 8:35pm

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