http://sitkanature.org/1000species/species-60-unidentified-syrphid-fly/ Documenting Species of the Sitka Area Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:38:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 http://sitkanature.org/1000species/species-60-unidentified-syrphid-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:14:00 +0000 http://sitkanature.org/1000species/?p=220#comment-20 It is a female of the Syrphini tribe. Somebody that knows more may be able to identify it to species. Females need the protein in pollen for the eggs to reach maturity. Nice shot!

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