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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Hover Flies (Syrphidae) » Syrphinae » Syrphini » Sphaerophoria
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Syrphid Fly - Sphaerophoria - male
Copyright © 2010 Tom Bentley

Syrphid Fly - Sphaerophoria - Male
Glenview Woods - Harms Woods Forest Preserve, Cook County, Illinois, USA
May 6, 2010
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 10 May, 2010 - 9:34pm
Last updated 11 May, 2010 - 8:26am

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Tom Bentley, 11 May, 2010 - 8:26am login or register to post comments

Male Sphaerophoria
Fine flies today, Tom!
… Ron Hemberger, 11 May, 2010 - 8:06am login or register to post comments

 
THANKS
Ron...just got back from Arizona and have a whole bunch of new stuff to post. Mainly bee flies but I think a few syrphids too! Hope all is well.
… Tom Bentley, 11 May, 2010 - 8:27am login or register to post comments

 
My pleasure, Tom
Am looking forward to your upcoming posts. Yes, all is well here, but "here" is temporarily D.C., where I'm visiting my daughter.
… Ron Hemberger, 11 May, 2010 - 9:52am login or register to post comments

 
DC
I head out their monthly for work. Lots of great areas for bugs! Hope you get a little time to shoot!
… Tom Bentley, 11 May, 2010 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

 
Shot some bees and a couple syrphids the other day.
Sometimes, I see more insects in my daughter's back yard than I would in several hours on trails SoCal. I'm under-gunned here, leaving the DSLR and heavy lens home, but am trying to learn point-and-shoot. May post some bees.
… Ron Hemberger, 11 May, 2010 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

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