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Posted by Jeff Bolsinger,
North Country explorer from Canton, NY
North Country explorer from Canton, NY
September 27, 2019 —
Lots of flower flies were out this morning at Indian Creek Nature Center. Many species of flower fly are bee or wasp mimics, and they certainly looked very bee-like as they buzzed around the New England aster.
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Narrow-headed Marsh Fly
Transverse-banded Drone Fly
Eastern Calligrapher
Common Drone Fly
Orange-spotted Drone Fly
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