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seattle theme by parker ehret
Um predador em miniatura(a miniature predator) (by ruiamandrade on Flickr)
*Syrphid larva eating aphid
Camo-larva (by johnhallmen on Flickr)
Dasysyrphus venustus (Family:Syrphidae)
Orange hoverfly (by ~diensilver)
Hoverfly proboscis (by Bogdan Raducan on Flickr)
diptera El-Nikkor 50mm f/2.8 Nikon PB-6 bellows Newport linear stage + Starrett micrometer magnification 2.5X hoverfly syrphidae
Volucella bombylans (by terraincognita96 on Flickr)
a bumblebee mimicking hoverfly
Eriozona syrphoides - Wooly-belt Hoverfly (female)
Vernacular names
English: Unoff. Wooly-belt Hoverfly
Dansk: Bjerg-Svirreflue
Deutsch: Pelzschwebfliege
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Nederlands: bontzweefvlieg
Norsk (bokmål): humlebarskogblomsterflue
Svenska: humlelik barrblomfluga
Taken near Humbie, Scotland.
Generic name from Greek “Erio” meaning wool and “zona” meaning belt - a pretty apt description.
Large attractive bumblebee mimic first recorded in Britain in 1968 and is probably a recent colonist. Larval food appears to be aphids on spruce trees so has no doubt benefitted from the widespread use of spruce in upland conifer plantations.
(photo/text by Silversyrpher on Flickr)
Arctophila bombiformis (by terraincognita96 on Flickr)
a bumblebee mimicking hoverfly
Nosey parker by Chris Ruijter
A female Myathropa florea (a kind of hoverfly) posing for a nice shot.






