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27-AUG-2009 Christine Hanrahan

Hover fly (Spilomyia sayi)

I really love these large, very wasp-like flies. They are such great mimics, don't you think? This one was agitating its wings quite vigorously and hence you can see the shadow on the raspberry leaf which almost looks at first glance as if this fly has four wings (like a Hymenopteran).

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/400s f/5.7 at 100.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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