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bigcityal Appleton, WI(Zone 5a) Jul 01, 2007

Took these last year, never got a great shot of it.

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bigcityal Appleton, WI(Zone 5a) Jul 01, 2007

liked this aster.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jul 01, 2007

Al, it looks like an Eristalis, a Hoverfly in the Family Syrphidae. Flies have eyes not at all like bees, male eyes are together, female eyes apart.

I have entered 3 different ones which are quite different if you know what to look for.

http://davesgarden.com/bf/b/Diptera/Syrphidae/none/none/genus/0/

Take a look at E tenax where I left notes and links, also E pertinax and E. arbustorum.

http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/665/

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