Diptera Syrphidae Syrphus opinator O.S. Male. Negative magnified x5.8 A native predator of the balsam woolly adelgid. Collected July 1959 at Willamette Pass, Oregon.

Note: Taxonomy is from 1959 documentation.

Photo by: R.G. Mitchell Date: July 1959

Credit: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection. Collection: Portland Station Collection; La Grande, Oregon. Image: PS-2485

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