Drone Fly - Eristalis tenax

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Copyright © 2012 Stuart Tingley

Drone Fly - Eristalis tenax

Cape Tormentine, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
November 12, 2012
Size: 15mm

Nectaring at Fall Dandelion on lawn area at campground along the coast on November 12, 2012. Saw dozens that day - air temperature a very unseasonal +14C.

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Contributed by Stuart Tingley on 20 November, 2012 - 6:47pm

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