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Long legged hoverfly? - Stylogaster neglecta - male
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Long legged hoverfly? - Stylogaster neglecta - Male
Southern Maine , York County County, Maine, USA
August 12, 2019
Timid and tough to photograph. Long legs. Long proboscis. Visiting flowers. Looks like a iwasp in flight.

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Long legged hoverfly? - Stylogaster neglecta - male Long legged hoverfly? - Stylogaster neglecta - male
Contributed by Nobody222 on 12 August, 2019 - 5:15pm
Last updated 12 August, 2019 - 6:23pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Not the clearest shots... but our first from Maine.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 12 August, 2019 - 5:32pm

 
Great!
If it comes back I will try again. Very timid creature. Exciting to be the first in Maine!
… Nobody222, 12 August, 2019 - 5:49pm

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