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Chalcosyrphus piger
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Copyright © 2012
metrioptera
Chalcosyrphus piger
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Rehoboth Beach, Junction and Breakwater Trail, Sussex County, Delaware, USA
April 20, 2012
I saw a few of these on a wooden fence; they stayed in the sunlight, and flew fast.
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Contributed by
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on 23 April, 2012 - 7:55pm
Last updated 31 July, 2021 - 10:44am
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Martin Hauser
, 25 June, 2015 - 3:47pm
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Kevin Moran
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Martin Hauser
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Keith Bayless
, 22 June, 2012 - 12:55pm
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Maybe...
Chalcosyrphus pigra
? I think I see orange abdomen...?
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Yurika Alexander
, 23 April, 2012 - 8:22pm
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