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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Allograpta » obliqua or exotica (Allograpta obliqua or exotica)
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Hover Fly - Allograpta - female
Copyright © 2010 Bruce

Hover Fly - Allograpta - Female
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
April 29, 2010
Size: 6mm
Just before I released her in the wild.
Time between the first image of the emerged and the open wings was about 2-3 minutes.

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Contributed by Bruce on 29 April, 2010 - 5:47pm
Last updated 14 December, 2013 - 6:42pm

Moved
Moved from Common Oblique Syrphid.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 14 December, 2013 - 6:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Wow! These prefect crystal wings are formed!
Great series!
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Thanks
was very fortunate to be able to capture this.
… Bruce, 10 July, 2015 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

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