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Posted on 26-02-2012 03:10
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Photo taken by my friend in a village next to a primitive river valley yesterday.
It oviposited on a hanging branch and individual aphids were seen on nearby leaves.
Can its genus be identified?
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The egg it laid, about 2mm in length.
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Weel, Syrphini, maybe Baccha or Spheginobaccha, but I'm not sure.
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