Hoverfly Hovering by Spearmint
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July 24, 2000, Ulster, Pennsylvania
This hoverfly is (what else?) hovering in front of a spearmint blossom.
It is sometimes mistaken for a bee, but bees land on the flowers
Identified by Doug Yanega, as Syritta pipiens (thank you, Doug).