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Syrphus ribesii

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Thanks FraJH for identifying the specie! Looks like it's a new one to JungleDragon. Posted 13 years ago
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      No thanks, you're welcome. Posted 13 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 Frankhuizen Photography
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Apr 26, 2012. Captured Apr 26, 2012 18:06.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/11.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO800
  • 105mm