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Hoverfly

Toxomerus geminatus

Description:

Hoverflies, sometimes called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers.

Habitat:

Mixed evergreen

Notes:

Shot with an iPhone olloclip

1 species ID suggestions

5 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar a year ago

Love this second shot.. feel like live action...

courtneyhitson
courtneyhitson a year ago

Wow that's a nice shot! I didn't know an olloclip worked that well.

peter
peter a year ago

I'm having tons of fun with the olloclip. I highly recommend it if you have an iPhone. The macro world of critters just isn't the same without it!

peter
peter a year ago

Thanks Cindy :)

Beautiful shot! I've looked into the olloclip and just need to get one. Congrats on #150 :)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lat: 43.67, Long: -79.32

Spotted on May 11, 2012
Submitted on May 11, 2012

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