Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/2/2022). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 596511 - Psn: 22)

Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/2/2022). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/2/2022). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bilcha, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1063209 - Psn: 25)

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bilcha, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1063210 - Psn: 32)

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/19/2016).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Kent Co., Maryland (9/20/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 631101 - Psn: 36)

Cobalt Hover Fly in Kent Co., Maryland (9/20/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Kent Co., Maryland (9/20/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/10/2017). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 268770 - Psn: 45)

Cobalt Hover Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/10/2017). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bilcha, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1063217 - Psn: 45)

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A female Cobalt Hover Fly in Kent Co., Maryland (10/16/2024). No rights reserved.

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/4/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 507439 - Psn: 52)

Cobalt Hover Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/4/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/4/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 517568 - Psn: 52)

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bilcha, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1063211 - Psn: 52)

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bilcha, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1063215 - Psn: 54)

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (10/3/2018). (c) tdhudgins, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 440176 - Psn: 56)

Cobalt Hover Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (10/3/2018). (c) tdhudgins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/15/2024). (c) Peter Edelman, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1110981 - Psn: 58)

Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/15/2024). (c) Peter Edelman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/8/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 495058 - Psn: 65)

Cobalt Hover Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/8/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bilcha, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1063214 - Psn: 66)

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/7/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1108903 - Psn: 66)

Cobalt Hover Fly in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/7/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/15/2024). (c) Peter Edelman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Kent Co., Maryland (9/20/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/8/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 904090 - Psn: 76)

Cobalt Hover Fly in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/8/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/29/2021). (c) David, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-SA</a>). (Photo ID: 424995 - Psn: 78)

Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/29/2021). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Bilcha, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1063216 - Psn: 88)

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/18/2017). (c) Ken Rosenthal, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 749463 - Psn: 90)

Cobalt Hover Fly in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/18/2017). (c) Ken Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Kent Co., Maryland (9/20/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Larvae are predators of Scale Insects (BugGuide).

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/2/2022). (c) maragay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by maragay via iNaturalist.

Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/19/2016). View Record Details Media by Steve Scholnick.

Cobalt Hover Fly in Kent Co., Maryland (9/20/2020). (c) pcowartrickmanphoto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Pamela Cowart-Rickman.

Cobalt Hover Fly in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/10/2017). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

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Cobalt Hover Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/4/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Cobalt Hover Fly in Howard Co., Maryland (10/3/2018). (c) tdhudgins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by tdhudgins via iNaturalist.

Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/15/2024). (c) Peter Edelman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by peroed via iNaturalist.

Cobalt Hover Fly in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/8/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Cobalt Hover Fly in Caroline Co., Maryland (9/7/2024). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/15/2024). (c) Peter Edelman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by peroed via iNaturalist.

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Cobalt Hover Fly in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/8/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Cobalt Hover Fly in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/29/2021). (c) David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). View Record Details Media by David via iNaturalist.

Cobalt Hover Fly in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/18/2017). (c) Ken Rosenthal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Ken Rosenthal via iNaturalist.

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Pelecinobaccha costata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Syrphidae
Genus:	Pelecinobaccha
Species:	P. costata
Binomial name
*Pelecinobaccha costata* (Say, 1829)
Synonyms
Ocyptamus costatus (Say, 1829) Baccha costalis Wiedemann, 1830 Baccha costata Say, 1829 Baccha tarchetia Walker, 1849

Pelecinobaccha costata, the cobalt hover fly, is a species of fly in the family Syrphidae. It is distributed from southern Ontario and the east of the United States Of America.

The larvae are predators of scale insects.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

References

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^ "Pelecinobaccha costata". GBIF. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
^ "Pelecinobaccha costata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
^ Miranda, Gil Felipe Gonçalves (2011). An Overview of The Genus Ocyptamus Macquart, 1834, With a Revision Of The Ocyptamus Tristis Species Group (PDF) (Thesis). University of Guelph. Retrieved 2023-01-03.

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Cobalt Hover Fly

Pelecinobaccha costata (Say, 1829)

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