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Bog Hoverfly (Sericomyia silentis). A large hoverfly that mimics wasps. Feeding on dog-rose flowers. Farnham, Surrey, UK, 5 June 2008.
Canon EOS 400D.
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- Author
- Gordon England
- Created on
- Thursday 5 June 2008
- Posted on
- Tuesday 29 June 2021
- Dimensions
- 1350*900
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- hoverfly-g-400d-3155.jpg
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- 294 KB
- Keywords
- animal, Batesian mimics, Bog Hoverfly, bug, close-up, closeup, Diptera, dog rose, fauna, flora, Flowers & Plants, hoverflies, hoverfly, insect, insects, Macro, nature, Sericomyia silentis, Spring, Syrphidae, true flies, UK, wasp mimic, wildlife
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- Date Time of Original
- 2008:06:05 09:40:44
- Maker
- Canon
- Model
- Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
- Aperture Number
- 2
- Exposure Time
- 1/200 s
- ISO
- 100
- iptc_creator
- Gordon England
- iptc_title
- Bog Hoverfly - Sericomyia silentis
- iptc_description
- Bog Hoverfly (Sericomyia silentis). A large hoverfly that mimics wasps. Feeding on dog-rose flowers.
- iptc_keywords
- Batesian mimics, Bog Hoverfly, Diptera, Flora, Flowers & Plants, Sericomyia silentis, Spring, Syrphidae, UK, Wildlife, animal, bug, close up, closeup, dog rose, dog-rose, fauna, hoverflies, hoverfly, insect, insects, macro, nature, true flies, wasp mimic