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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) May 22, 2009

This little guy was all over my Jacob's Ladder. He (she?) was about 1/4 inch long and seemed to be pollinating, but that is just a guess. Anyone know what it is?

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Carpetgnome Placerville, CA May 22, 2009

It looks like a robber fly, a good pollinator.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 22, 2009

This fly appears to be in the family Syrphidae (flower flies. hover flies, etc.). This is a very large family, with thousands of species that can vary considerably in appearance; some are very good bee/wasp mimics. Many are good pollinators (robber flies, being predators, are not), and the larvae of many species feed on aphids and other small soft-bodied insects. For more information, see http://tinyurl.com/p2kpvh

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bebop2 Van Etten, NY(Zone 5a) May 22, 2009

Thanks guys!

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