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Double A
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Posted on 04-09-2007 20:13
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I called it "the fly with thick thighs" Smile
Moscow region, September 2.
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it is Syrphidae...
Syritta pipiens I think.
 
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Posted on 04-09-2007 21:19
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Thank you! It is really very similar to Syritta pipiens.
 
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it is very similar to Syritta pipiens because it is Syritta pipiens. easily recognized by the pinkish antennae, the white sides to the thorax, the hindlegs,...
 
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