hover fly

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Aphids' birth and predation by hover fly larvae

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Also Known As	syrphid fly • flower fly • Syrphidae

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Aphids' birth and predation by hover fly larvae

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Baccha Criorhina Syrphus americanus rat-tailed maggot thick-headed fly humpbacked fly

wasp. Vespid Wasp (Vespidaea) with antennas and compound eyes drink nectar from a cherry. Hornets largest eusocial wasps, stinging insect in the order Hymenoptera, related to bees. Pollination

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