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Phytomia chrysopyga Geotagged,Indonesia,Phytomia chrysopyga,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Phytomia chrysopyga

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  1. View Vodkaman's profile
    Vodkaman
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    Male.
    Phytomia chrysopyga I have posted this on other sites, but it was so difficult to find an ID, that I think it deserves a place on this site. I am posting two images, a male with the eyes touching, and this female with the eyes separated. In three years, I only managed to get close enough to capture images three times.<br /> <br /> Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Bushes alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> Bandung,Geotagged,Indonesia,Phytomia chrysopyga,Winter
     Posted 9 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice one, Dave. Do you use the Nikkor 105 Micro lens? Posted 9 years ago
    1. View Vodkaman's profile
      Vodkaman
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      Thanks. It is the SIGMA 105MM DG MACRO HSM. Not bad, but there is quite a quality drop off if you wander far from f8. I did an image test, and it was quite depressing!

      The auto-focus is useless on bugs, and is permanently switched off. I prefer to choose the focus point, as it is often as fine as a particular part of the eye or leg.

      The focus tracking feature does not work on dragons in flight, or maybe it is just not fast enough. I am forced to pre-focus.

      The VR stabilizing feature works well. When I download my pics, I can tell when I had accidentally forgotten to switch it on.

      Dave       Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

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The Phytomia chrysopyga

Phytomia chrysopyga is a species of hoverfly described by Wiedemann in 1819.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Vodkaman
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By Vodkaman

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Uploaded Apr 8, 2016. Captured Aug 14, 2013 08:25 in Jl. Lavender No.8, Ciwaruga, Parongpong, Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Jawa Barat, Indonesia.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/8.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.