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Hover Fly - Microdon
Copyright © 2017 Angus MacLean

Hover Fly - Microdon
Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
June 17, 2015
Andrena? Perhaps Calliopsis? Small bee, antennae close together, interesting leg markings.
Contributed by Angus MacLean on 19 February, 2017 - 1:24pm
Last updated 19 February, 2017 - 7:25pm

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Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
… v belov, 19 February, 2017 - 3:06pm

Microdon
Diptera: look at the antennae.... 3 segments and third segment with an arista.
… Bill Dean, 19 February, 2017 - 2:44pm

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