Syritta pipiens – This is a male. A small and slender species of hoverfly with large femora. The larva feeds on rotting material, like compost and manure. Double-click on image to enlarge.
© Peter Hillman ♦ 16th May 2020 ♦ Rear garden, South Staffordshire ♦ Nikon D7200
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wonderful shot!
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Thank you!
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Nice design, ha! 🙂
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Attractive little guy!
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I’m surprised again and again by the variety of hoverflies, and this is yet another new one. Thanks for adding another one to my growing experience!
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Wow, a beautiful hoverfly! Great shot.
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Thank you 🙂 They are only small, but with nice colours and patterns.
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Very nice 🙂
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Great shot Pete! I like your compositional choice.
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Thank you, John! 🙂
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Its lovely
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Thank you! 🙂
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The white flower really brings out the details of the fly. Fantastic shot.
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Thank you, Irene 🙂
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Such a diversity of genus for the hoverflies. I purchased a book, Field Guide to the FLower Flies of N.A., which includes the Syrphidae and we have over 900 species…not all in the book…and I see you have around 300. They are so varied and interesting. This is a fine shot and another with large femoras. Must be from the football playing genus. 🙂
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🙂 Thank you, Steve. My goodness … 900 species there! Some are straight froward to id here, others not so, and some only by microscope.
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That’s better than needing genitalia dissection…or maybe that’s what the microscope is for. 🙂
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The flower really sets off the hoverfly and the composition.
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Thank you, Jill. It was a lucky coming of togetherness.
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