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Mexican Cactus Fly Designation requested. Source: <a href="http://bugguide.net/node/view/9910/bgimage" rel="nofollow">http://bugguide.net/node/view/9910/bgimage</a><br /> <br /> These guys are extreme pollinators. Fun to watch, hard to capture clean images. fast moving flies.<br /> <br /> About the photo: Taken with a Canon 180mm macro lens. Stack focused with 3 images. Very tough to align properly from subject movement but the results were pretty good. Depth of field on this macro lens is very shallow at close range, hence the need to stack (increased DOF) Copestylum mexicanum,Geotagged,Mexican Cactus Fly,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Mexican Cactus Fly

Designation requested. Source: http://bugguide.net/node/view/9910/bgimage

These guys are extreme pollinators. Fun to watch, hard to capture clean images. fast moving flies.

About the photo: Taken with a Canon 180mm macro lens. Stack focused with 3 images. Very tough to align properly from subject movement but the results were pretty good. Depth of field on this macro lens is very shallow at close range, hence the need to stack (increased DOF)

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Thanks for the species research, Stephen. Did you stack this from handheld shots? If so, very impressive! Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Stephen Philips's profile
      Stephen Philips
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      Ferdy, yes handheld. Posted 8 years ago

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The Mexican Cactus Fly

Copestylum mexicanum, the Mexican Cactus Fly, is a hoverfly in the Syrphidae family.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded May 1, 2017. Captured May 1, 2017 09:11 in E Britton Way, Tucson, AZ 85739, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • f/5.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO400
  • 180mm