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20-MAY-2010 Christine Hanrahan

Hover fly, bumblebee mimic, possibly Criorhina sp.

Fletcher Wildlife Garden

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/320s f/5.7 at 100.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time20-May-2010 11:54:48
MakeCanon
ModelCanon PowerShot SX10 IS
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/320 sec
Aperturef/5.7
ISO Equivalent100
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Metering Modematrix (5)
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John King08-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 Kay10-Jun-2010 19:44
Beautiful image Christine...I always thought this a real beeeeeeee...BV
Colin Storey10-Jun-2010 09:24
Fantastic macro image. v
slhoornstra10-Jun-2010 02:19
A very lovely shot of this little bee fly. V
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