Axel Steiner · @Natur
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Keine "Hummel", sondern die Hummel-Keilfleck| ( intricaria). Typischer Fall von . Auf dicke Hose machen, aber nix dahinter - inkl. Hummelgebrummsel.

#schwebfliege #Eristalis #Mimikry #Artenvielfalt #nature #insekten #insects #natur #diptera #syrphidae #schwebfliegen #hoverflies

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Axel Steiner · @Natur
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Die Hainschwebfliege (Episyrphus balteatus) ist sicherlich eine der am häufigsten zu beobachtenden Schwebfliegenarten, aber deswegen kann man sie ja trotzdem mal zeigen.

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Axel Steiner · @Natur
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Die Hornissenschwebfliege ( zonaria) ist die größte heimische Schwebfliegenart. Sie erinnert an eine Hornisse. Aktuell kann man sie an Blüten, z. B. am Sommerflieder, finden.

#volucella #Artenvielfalt #nature #insekten #insects #natur #diptera #syrphidae #schwebfliegen #hoverfly

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Axel Steiner · @Natur
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Die Gemeine Waldschwebfliege (Volucella pellucens) ist durch das elfenbeinweiße 2. Hinterleibssegment und die gefiederte Fühlerborste zu identifizieren (pellucens = durchscheinend).

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Bryan Wright · @catselbow
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Here's a little syrphid . I think it's a Margined Calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus). I like this picture because the veins in the wings are so easy to see.

You can tell that this fly is in the family by looking at its wings. If you zoom in on the middle of a wing you'll see a place where 2 lines cross, making a + sign. The short line is a real vein, but the long one is a false vein. It's just a dark ridge, not a real vein. Nearly all syrphids have this.

#fly #syrphidae #flyfriday #photography

Last updated 1 year ago

Bryan Wright · @catselbow
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A Violet Leafwalker (Chalcosyrphus chalybeus). These flies are wasp mimics. They even flick their wings the way mud-dauber wasps do. From some angles they are dark, Darth Vader black. From other angles they have the color of cobalt blue bottles.

#fly #flies #syrphidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #flyfriday #photography

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A little syrphid fly, sitting on a fingertip and washing its hands.

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Last updated 1 year ago

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A little calligrapher (Toxomerus) perched atop a plantain (Psyllium).

#plants #fly #flies #syrphidae #diptera #insects #nature #photography

Last updated 2 years ago