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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Aug 11, 2007

Walking this morning about sunrise, I noticed several of these cute little fellows all over a patch of pink puffs.

Can someone ID?

Thanks,

trois

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 11, 2007

They're Syrphid flies in the genus Palpada

http://davesgarden.com/bf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=&searcher%5Bbugorder%5D=&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=palpada&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=&Search=Search

http://bugguide.net/node/view/9169

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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Aug 11, 2007

Thank you very much. I have never noticed them before.

trois

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 11, 2007

You're welcome - I think they're the same one melody posted, but I'm not sure about that.

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trois Santa Fe, TX(Zone 9b) Aug 11, 2007

The markings seem exact to me.

Thanks, trois

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