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Forum: Bug and Insect IdentificationReplies: 3, Views: 58
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kwanjin
West Valley City, UT
(Zone 5a)

May 7, 2008
12:03 PM

Post #4919234

I found this on my weeping cherry tree. It looks a lot like another on a separate post. Is it?

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kwanjin
West Valley City, UT
(Zone 5a)

May 7, 2008
12:04 PM

Post #4919239

Side view...

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kennedyh
Churchill, Victoria
(Australia)
(Zone 10a)



May 7, 2008
5:50 PM

Post #4920830

That is a Hover-fly, in the family Syrphidae. It looks to me like the American Hover-fly - Eupeodes americanus: [HYPERLINK@bugguide.net]
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Kennedy
kwanjin
West Valley City, UT
(Zone 5a)

May 8, 2008
1:02 AM

Post #4922608

That's the guy. Thanks. I'll keep him and his pals around as they eat bad bugs.

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