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Hoverfly

DateSun 2012-08-05

A female Eristalis horticola (Diptera: Syrphidae).  I suspect that the bright yellow patches on the side of the abdomen mimic the pollen stores on the legs of bees.

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-08-02.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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