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Size: | Most are ¼ - ½ inch long with black and yellow stripes or bands |
| Where/When: | Found around flowers or resting on foliage of plants. Commonly hovers when flying around plants and other objects. Active from spring through summer. | |
| Significance: | Feeds on pollen. Is an important plant pollinator. Cannot sting or bite people. Larvae are predaceous on aphids | |
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| Photos: Jeff Hahn |