Orange striped hoverfly , Asarkina salviae , Aarey Milk Colony , INDIA. Flies belong to their order Diptera of insects.

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Fly , Unidentified , Aarey Milk Colony , INDIA. Flies belong to their order Diptera of insects. The name Diptera arises from Green words 'di' meaning 'two' and 'ptera' meaning 'wings'; the insects that use only two wings to fly (hind wings are vestigial). They are characterized by presence of two large compound eyes that cover most of the head and mouth parts typically developed for sucking, sponging, or piercing.

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Photo credit: © Rajesh Sanap / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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