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unusual facts about Hoverfly



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Bill Gates' flower fly

Bill Gates' flower fly (Eristalis gatesi) is a flower fly found only in Costa Rican high montane cloud forests and named after Bill Gates.

Cleaves Wood

Other nationally scarce species include the snail Ena montana, the hoverfly Xanthogramma citrotasciatum, and a number of beetle species.

Ingrebourne Marshes

There are two nationally rare Red Data Book species, the hoverfly Anasimyia interpuncta and the scarce emerald damselfly Lestes dryas.

The Weir Garden

There are also a great many insects, including the rare club-tailed dragonfly, banded demoiselle damselflies and white-legged damselflies, plus a range of butterflies, hoverflies and crickets.

Xanthogramma citrofasciatum

Xanthogramma citrofasciatum is a species of hoverfly found in grasslands from Ireland to western Siberia.


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