Insects and Spiders

Syrphid Fly

This is a brand new species for me. It is in the same family of flower flies/hover flies as some others but a species I had not seen before. The stripes on the back are new for me. I found it on a dry leaf on the floor of the Riparian Forest called the Fish Hatchery.
Male Syrphid Fly (Helophilus fasciatus)

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