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Syrphid fly laying an egg - Eristalis transversa - female
Copyright © 2017 hallockk

Syrphid fly laying an egg - Eristalis transversa - Female
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
August 19, 2017
I wasn't certain of the best way to post these so I decided to post one of just the female, one with both egg and female, and one of just the egg.

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Syrphid fly laying an egg - Eristalis transversa - female Syrphid fly laying an egg - Eristalis transversa - female
Contributed by hallockk on 16 December, 2017 - 5:10am
Last updated 16 December, 2017 - 7:54am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Eye-gap = ♀
… Bob Biagi, 16 December, 2017 - 7:54am

 
Thanks!
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… hallockk, 6 January, 2018 - 4:36am

Not an egg
That's poop (yellow because of pollen in the diet, I guess). Syrphid eggs are oblong and white.
… Charley Eiseman, 16 December, 2017 - 7:43am

 
Great to know!
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… hallockk, 17 December, 2017 - 12:17pm

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