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Syrphidae - Schwebfliege  Episyrphus balteatus,Geotagged,Germany,Marmalade Hoverfly,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Nice photo.
    I think this hover fly is the hainschwebfliege (Episyrphus balteatus). That also looks alike and is very common in europe.
    Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago

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"Episyrphus balteatus", sometimes called the marmalade hoverfly, is a relatively small hoverfly of the Syrphidae family, widespread throughout the Palaearctic region, which covers Europe, North Asia, and North Africa.

Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Jun 29, 2013. Captured Jun 29, 2013 17:16 in Wiesbadener Straße 2, 65719 Hofheim am Taunus, Germany.
  • Canon EOS 1100D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/395s
  • ISO100
  • 55mm