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A Hover Fly feeding on pollen of Helenium, also called Sneeze Weed. Hover flies eat thousands of larvae of aphids. They are beneficial pollinators, too. Phippsburg, Maine mid August.
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A Hover Fly feeding on pollen of Helenium, also called Sneeze Weed. Hover flies eat thousands of larvae of aphids. They are beneficial pollinators, too. Phippsburg, Maine mid August.

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