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Hoverfly

DateFri 2012-08-10

A female Myathropa florea (Diptera: Syrphidae).  I think these are the only British hoverflies with transverse stripes on the thorax.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-08-07.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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