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Helophilus lapponicus ? - Helophilus lapponicus
Copyright © 2013 Stuart Tingley

Helophilus lapponicus ? - Helophilus lapponicus
Petit-Cap, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
May 23, 2013
Size: est. 12mm
This one had me scratching my head for hours. I saw several of these today nectaring at dandelions along a roadside bordering a small cattail marsh on a coastal harbour. I think it may be a good match for a male Helophilus lapponicus (using the Ontario Syrphidae guide)??

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Contributed by Stuart Tingley on 23 May, 2013 - 7:46pm
Last updated 25 May, 2013 - 1:24pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 25 May, 2013 - 1:24pm

 
Thanks!
Martin, thanks very much for this confirmation.
… Stuart Tingley, 25 May, 2013 - 2:00pm

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