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Marmalade Hoverfly Macro 2/2 I was trying to capture this hoverfly in mid air but failed repeatedly. Then I tried it in landing position, but it kept flying away. Until I noticed how it always returned to the same spot. So I took my eye of the fly and fixed in on the landing spot. As this one is hand-shot, I used flash to better freeze the frame. Episyrphus balteatus,Macro,Oss Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Marmalade Hoverfly Macro 2/2

I was trying to capture this hoverfly in mid air but failed repeatedly. Then I tried it in landing position, but it kept flying away. Until I noticed how it always returned to the same spot. So I took my eye of the fly and fixed in on the landing spot. As this one is hand-shot, I used flash to better freeze the frame.

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The Marmalade Hover Fly

"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.

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

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Uploaded Jul 12, 2012. Captured Jul 7, 2012 15:11.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO400
  • 105mm