Hover fly ( Chalcosyrphus libo ) by larose forest photos


23-APR-2010	Christine Hanrahan

The red abdomen on this hover fly is eye-catching, but the photo is quite poor. Thanks to Bug Guide for help with ID.

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/320s f/5.0 at 5.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

laine		04-Apr-2012 13:13
Great that you captured this first timer!!

Jim Coffman		04-Apr-2012 12:28
Really neat capture,Christine.

Stephanie		04-Apr-2012 10:02
Interesting little critter! :)

Margot W		04-Apr-2012 02:33
What a strange little protrusion on his head.

Walter Otto Koenig		04-Apr-2012 01:58
This is really fascinating. First time I'm seeing this.

LynnH		04-Apr-2012 01:26
Very cool, Christine!

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