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Eristalinus taeniops
Yellow and black bee-mimicking fly with striped eyes.
Resting on a Lemon leaf in the backyard. Introduced to California. This fly has a broad range around the world.
Spotted on Oct 31, 2013
Submitted on Oct 31, 2013
7 Comments
Thank you ceherzog and Adarsha! I'm glad you like his eyes as much as I do. They're mesmerizing ;)
Awesome shots..You are really an expert on capturing photos of face :)
Those eyes are fantastic...excellent shots!
Thank you Gilma, Christiane and Bernadette! This is my favorite Hoverfly and they're usually patient with photographs :)
Fantastic series!
WOW... LOVE THE MACRO...
Lovely!!