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Common Flower Fly - Syrphus ribesii Habitat: Garden Common Flower Fly,Geotagged,Summer,Syrphidae,Syrphus,Syrphus ribesii,United States,diptera,fly,hoverfly Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Common Flower Fly - Syrphus ribesii

Habitat: Garden

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Super clear shot, love it. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks! Posted 3 years ago
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    Calbost Niel
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    Very pleasing to the heart and eye Posted 3 years ago
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      Christine Young
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      Thank you, Niel. Posted 3 years ago

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The Common Flower Fly

"Syrphus ribesii" is a very common European species of hoverfly. Its larvae feed on aphids. In common with many other species of hoverfly, males have the eyes meeting on the top of the head, whilst females have their eyes widely separated.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jul 7, 2022. Captured Sep 4, 2021 11:05 in 5 Judson Ave, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.