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Costa Rica; Syrphidae, nice, but unknown to me
Andre Megroz
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Costa Rica, Colon (south of San José), 950 msm, 10.4.2013. ID?

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Syrphidae perhaps?
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It *is* a Syrphidae.
 
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Thank you, Chris and Jorge, for your help.

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Yes, Syrphidae, a female Quichuana sp., maybe Q. angustiventris but that's not sure!
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Thank you, Gerard, for the ID.

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