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Eristalis arbustorum
Medium size hoverfly. The size of the coloured patches on the abdomen varies with larval rearing temperature, as does wing length. They are attracted to the flowers of cow parsley, common hogweed, creeping thistle and knapweed.
Pine tree forest. La Pedriza, Parque Regional de la Cuenca Alta del Manzanares, Sierra de Guadarrama.
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/200 sec., f/7.1, ISO Speed Rating: 400. Exposure Bias: -1 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.
Spotted on May 5, 2013
Submitted on Jun 10, 2013
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I just changed the ID to Eristalis arbustorum