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Bittacomorpha clavipes. My wife saw this creature flying over our backyard pond & was not sure...

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Uploaded on Sep 8, 2011

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Euphyia intermediate. Identified by Jim Edsell. This moth is also found in Great Britain. Photographed in Coldbrook, Kings, on August 20, 2011.

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Uploaded on Aug 28, 2011

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Found in a spider web in Coldbrook, Kings, that the spider had abandoned. It appears to be a Large...

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Uploaded on Aug 28, 2011

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Outside of the Wooly Bear, this caterpillar is everyone's favourite. It is the Spotted Tussock Moth...

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Uploaded on Aug 28, 2011

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I had originally identified this as the Virginian Tiger Moth Caterpillar. Jim Edsell points out it...

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Uploaded on Aug 28, 2011

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This is Chrysops vittatus, a Deer Fly. The wing pattern is typical of deer flies. Many deer flies...

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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011

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Toxomerus Marginatus. This is one of the most beneficial flies a gardener can have. Photographed in Coldbrook, Kings, on July 17, 2011.

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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011

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This Hover Fly is typical of those in the Sphaerophoria genus. It is tiny & common. Although the...

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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011

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This Hover Fly is Syritta pipiens (identified by John Klymko). Photographed in Coldbrook, Kings, on July 15, 2011.

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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011

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Epistrophe grossulariae. Photographed in Coldbrook, Kings, on July 17, 2011.

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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011

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Spharophoria sp. Identified by John Kyymko. Looks much like S. scripta, identified in Great Britain...

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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011

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This is likely Eristalis obscura (tentatively identified by John Klymko). In E. arbustorum,...

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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011

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The Eristalis genus is known for variability in appearance. This may be E. obscura but not possible...

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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011

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This hover fly (on Spirea sp.) looks a bit like Eristalis transversa but the large yellow legs,...

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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011

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This hover fly showed up in our gardens in late July & were numerous. A few still present in...

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This hover fly showed up in our gardens in late July & were numerous. A few still present in...

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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011

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This hover fly showed up in our gardens in late July & were numerous. A few still present in...

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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011

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This little female fly was noticeable for quite a distance by the yellow markings. Note...

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Uploaded on Aug 26, 2011

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