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Common Name: |
American Hover Fly
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| Scientific Name: | Metasyrphus americanus
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| Length or Size: | Length = 0.4"
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| Comment: | Hovers in the air above flowers. Larvae eat insects that attack ornamental and commercial plants. Adults feed on nectar. These are flies, not bees and they do not sting.
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