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Hoverfly

Eristalis

Photo by RachelM
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Field Notes

Notes:

This hoverfly landed on my raincoat which made for an interesting shot.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
bombuslucorum
Not a bee, but a species of hoverfly - looks like an Eristalis species.
RachelM
Thanks JeniferNikole! I shoot with a Nikon D200 and for this photo I used my macro lens, a Nikon 105mm 1 : 2.8
JeniferNikole
Very good shot! What kind of lense do you use for these shots?

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Great Pollinator Project of NYC

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PublishedApril 3, 2011

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