Bright Glasswing. Lesser Banded Hoverfly, Syrphus vitripennis, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherland
They're hard to distinguish, Syrphus ribesii and Syrpus vitripennis. But judging from the color of the third femur - dark or even black - this is Glasswing, Lesser Banded Hoverfly. He's basking in the bright Spring Sun in the Hortus Botancius which isn't only a labeled plant collection but also a veritable Insect Zoo, challengingly unlabeled, of course..
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Bright Glasswing. Lesser Banded Hoverfly, Syrphus vitripennis, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherland
They're hard to distinguish, Syrphus ribesii and Syrpus vitripennis. But judging from the color of the third femur - dark or even black - this is Glasswing, Lesser Banded Hoverfly. He's basking in the bright Spring Sun in the Hortus Botancius which isn't only a labeled plant collection but also a veritable Insect Zoo, challengingly unlabeled, of course..
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Uploaded on April 25, 2015
Taken on April 24, 2015