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thick-legged hoverfly -
Hoverfly in mid-air, Netherlands -
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Thick-legged Hoverfly - Syritta pipiens -
Thick-legged hoverfly - Syritta pipiens -
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thick-legged hoverfly - male -
Syritta pipiens, Heesch, Netherlands -
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Thick-legged hoverfly, Heesch, Netherlands
Thick-legged hoverfly
Syritta pipiens
"Syritta pipiens" is a very common species of European hover fly. Sometimes called the thick-legged hoverfly, from its distinctive broad hind femora. They are fast nimble fliers, Larvae feed in rotting organic matter.