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Sunfly / Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus) Sunfly / hoverfly fighting off a spider, it did get away by flapping furiously, hard to watch the battle though! <br /> <br /> Not the sharpest photo but an interesting encounter! Geotagged,Helophilus Pendulus,United Kingdom,hoverfly Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Sunfly / Hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus)

Sunfly / hoverfly fighting off a spider, it did get away by flapping furiously, hard to watch the battle though!

Not the sharpest photo but an interesting encounter!

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"Helophilus pendulus" is a European hoverfly. It is found throughout Europe from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, westward to the Faroe Islands and Iceland, and through eastward through Russia from the Kola Peninsula south to Crimea and across Siberia to the Pacific Ocean.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Bridget Charity Rendall
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By Bridget Charity Rendall

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Uploaded Oct 13, 2012. Captured Sep 13, 2012 08:44 in Barton Ln, Exeter, Devon EX2, UK.
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  • DSC-H2
  • f/4.0
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO80
  • 6mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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