Hover fly, bumblebee mimic, possibly Criorhina sp. by larose forest photos

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20-MAY-2010	Christine Hanrahan

Fletcher Wildlife Garden

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/320s f/5.7 at 100.0mm iso100 full exif

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John King		08-Jun-2011 14:37
Terrific shot. Is this a member of the Mallota family? I shot one similar to this recently and at first thought it was a bumble bee.

Patricia Kay		10-Jun-2010 19:44
Beautiful image Christine...I always thought this a real beeeeeeee...BV

Colin Storey		10-Jun-2010 09:24
Fantastic macro image. v

slhoornstra		10-Jun-2010 02:19
A very lovely shot of this little bee fly. V

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