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Photo by AnneW
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Description:

I was eating breakfast in the garden when I saw this amazing fly with spots on its tail. I ran inside for my camera but of course when I returned it had disappeared! I wandered around and was fortunate to find it again, I could hardly believe what I was seeing and was gladd to get a good clear photo!

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Comments (17)
maplemoth662
A very beautiful photo, with very beautiful colors....
AnneW
Thanks Martin, believe it or not the lady who took that photo on Flickr is one of my "Flickr friends". When I saw this fly I thought of Jean and wondered if she would have one in her collection but have not been to Flickr for a long time and so haven't got around to asking! Now you have answered the question without me having to ask! :)
MartinL
I am not an expert but offer this link for your interest. It is certainly not the same insect but seems close. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jean_hort/6343540406/
AnneW
Thanks for the comments, I have not been able to find anything like this via Google or other sources, would love to know what it is!
SharonW446
Great shot! This is the first time that I have found a fly to be beautiful :)
KarenL
Wonderful first spotting! Welcome to Project Noah, Anne!
ja.emmans
Great close up shot, I hope to produce this quality work in the future.
StevenSpragg
What an excellent first spotting, welcome to project noah :)
The MnMs
Very beautiful capture and a nice story! :-)
BrandonBlount
to be absolutely honest it looks like it could be related to the bot fly family of flies. Do not quote me on that, as I am not all that familiar with them, and from what I can tell there are only three bot fly species in Australia. If it's not a bot, then it's a mimic or syrphid fly. Hopefully someone else who has a bit more knowledge will be able to fill us in on the exact species. :-D Very cool capture, the colors on this fly are absolutely amazing!!!

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