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9032687 Sphaer - Sphaerophoria contigua
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9032687 Sphaer - Sphaerophoria contigua
Acadia NP, Maine, USA
June 30, 2015

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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 16 August, 2015 - 9:06am
Last updated 16 August, 2015 - 7:06pm

Moved
Moved from Sphaerophoria.

S. contigua can have a light dusting on the face as here, but S. novaeangliae is far more prominently marked.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 16 August, 2015 - 7:06pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.

Either S. contigua or S. novaeangliae; would need a frontal view of the face to confirm.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 16 August, 2015 - 10:55am

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