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Jan152010

Hoverfly

DateFri 2010-01-15

At first glance, I thought that this was some form of Sphaerophoria but, on closer inspection, it turned out to be Meliscaeva cinctella (Diptera: Syrphidae).  The flower is, I think, burdock, and the little black things are probably leaf beetles (there may even be some aphids in there too).

Photo at the top of Bousdale, near Guisborough, North Yorkshire, UK, on 2009-08-08.

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