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Hoverfly

Melanostoma scalare

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A very common species of hoverfly. It is found in many parts of Britain and Europe. Little is known of its biology, However it is suspected to be general predator of small insects in leaf litter. (wiki)

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2 Comments

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Thank you ceherzog, it was taken in late evening sun :)

I can also see my camera is in a bad need of a cleaning...

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

Your photo evokes a mood...nice!

Jeannette
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Jeannette

Denmark

Spotted on Aug 14, 2012
Submitted on Aug 28, 2012

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