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14-APR-2006 Pablo Yañez

Flower Fly

Williamsburg, Va

After a little research and the tip in the comments below -- looks like a Toxomerus "flower fly"

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/100s f/4.0 at 60.0mm iso400 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time14-Apr-2006 16:23:36
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length60 mm
Exposure Time1/100 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Guest 20-Apr-2006 07:36
This is definitely a fly! As is the next ambiguous bee or fly photo. The eye and wing structures are dead giveaways. There are whole families of flies that mimic bees (for the obvious benefits!). Really cool creatures. Oh, and wonderful pics of them, nice work!!:)