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hammerhead hoverfly - Holcocephala

hammerhead hoverfly - Holcocephala
Reasnor, Jasper County, Iowa, USA
August 1, 2018
Size: 4-6 mm
silent flyer- found in prairie wetland only observed once so no idea about how locally common

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hammerhead hoverfly - Holcocephala hammerhead hoverfly - Holcocephala

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Holocephala sp.
A robber fly.

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