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Milesia crabroniformis

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Milesia crabroniformis by philomel
Order
Diptera
Family
Syrphidae
Genus
Milesia
Species
crabroniformis

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(Zone 8a) | August 2008 | Positive
Easily mistaken, from a distance, for a hornet, this colourful hoverfly is a native of europe. It flies June to September and loves to feed on flowers in the sun. The larvae feed on rotting beech wood.
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