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Syrphid Fly - Helophilus fasciatus - female

Syrphid Fly - Helophilus fasciatus - Female
Oakdale, Washington County, Minnesota, USA
September 12, 2013
Suburb east of Minneapolis/St. Paul, townhouse complex surrounded by deciduous swamps. Plant is coralberry.

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Moved from Helophilus.

Helophilus fasciatus ..... fe
Helophilus fasciatus ..... female

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.

Helophilus sp.
Good call, Matt. Even the syrphid applauds you!

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bee mimic fly
Nice photo! This is a syrphid fly, maybe in the genus Helophilus: http://bugguide.net/node/view/7310

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