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Another Hoverfly

DateSun 2012-08-19

A female Chrysotoxum bicinctum (Diptera: Syrphidae).  The name 'bicinctum' means 'twice girdled', referring to the two broad yellow bands on the abdomen.

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

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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