A flower fly on French Marigold flowers by Prakash Chandran

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05-NOV-2005

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Roberta		12-Apr-2010 14:19
I'm afraid to say this is not a honey bee, but a mimic called a flower fly (Family Syrphidae). You can tell by the presence of two wings, rather than four and the shape of the antennae. Nice picture though.

Guest		29-Dec-2008 15:54
Nice macro work. Good use of DOF.

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