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deadmanswill Chennai, India Sep 25, 2008

Hi,

I found this insect a month ago in my garden in South India. It seems neither a bee nor a common fly. Can anybody ID this insect please?

I found it during the rainy season and it was no more than 5mm in size. Sorry I couldn't get an image for scale. It was nimble and flew away very quickly.

cheers
deadmanswill

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deadmanswill Chennai, India Sep 25, 2008

This image is a lot clearer.

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pford1854 Somerset, KY(Zone 6b) Sep 25, 2008

It is possibly this:
Syrphid Fly - Genus Syritta

See some examples here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/7226
http://bugguide.net/node/view/7226/bgimage

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Sep 25, 2008

It does look like a fresh specimen of Syritta pipiens, male.

http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?album_id=49&rowstart=390

If the link goes to Home page, go to the Gallery then find Syrphidae on Page 4, then go to Page 14.

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deadmanswill Chennai, India Sep 26, 2008

Hi,

The images you provided perfectly match the one I uploaded. Thanks for the ID. I will post this in my blog today or tomorrow. I got fed up posting butterfly posts. I like other bugs better than butterflies.

cheers
deadmanswill

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