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Mark McCaughrean on Nostr: At least one flying thing settled though 👍 This in genus Sphaerophoria, a kind of ...

At least one flying thing settled though 👍

This in genus Sphaerophoria, a kind of hoverfly known as "globetails" because of the bulbous abdomen tip seen in males.

It's tricky to distinguish S. scripta from S. rueppellii, but here, the complete yellow stripe on the side of the thorax suggests the former.

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