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A Common(?) Flower Fly. I have inserted the question mark because to me this fly is not so common. This one is a female because the eyes are separate and have yellow femora. Canada,Geotagged,Summer,Syrphus ribesii Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

A Common(?) Flower Fly.

I have inserted the question mark because to me this fly is not so common. This one is a female because the eyes are separate and have yellow femora.

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    I am wondering if this may be a larva?
    Friend or Foe? I followed Christine Young’s advice and went back to the Western Rattlesnake Plantain to take some closer photos of the insect “residents”. There were many seemingly dead bodies of what appeared to be globular springtails and one very green caterpillar/worm. It has been very dry lately and the springtails dehydrate and die but I believe that this other inhabitant may be contributing to their demise. No ideas at all on what it is or what it will be “when it grows up”! Canada,Geotagged
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    Very beautiful shot! Posted 5 years ago
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      gary fast
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      Thanks! She was a bit of a “poser”. Posted 5 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
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Uploaded Jul 26, 2020. Captured Jul 12, 2020 17:00 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/11.0
  • 1/800s
  • ISO640
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.