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Kärrblomflugor (Helophilus) är ett släkte i familjen blomflugor.
Många blomflugor i detta släkte är stora och iögonfallande, upp till 17 millimeter långa. De har en svart grundfärg med artspecifika gula parfläckar på bakkroppen. Behåringen är kort. Många, till exempel alla i Sverige förekommande arter, har tydliga gula eller gråaktiga strimmor på ryggskölden. Längd 9 till 17 millimeter.
Sympetrum sp.
I'm really proud that I got this photo!/Ich bin richtig stolz, daß ich dieses Foto hinbekommen habe!
These are the only bugs I see these days so I´m getting a lot of practice getting shots of them. This is a 4 shot stack. Very strange this year, usually see lots of springtails at this time, and I have´nt seen one for ages.
Incredible metallic sheen of the male banded demoiselle. The female is green with greenish yellow wings.
Found a rather groggy wasp queen yesterday catching some sun on a camelia leaf - must have just come out of hibernation.
This is the first time I have seen these insects. I was inspecting sunflowers and spotted them on a stem. These are cool!
I'm on a roll here with my macros and have hundreds more I could edit and post... :))
Here's an attractive looking fly that landed on a hydrangea flower this morning as I was lost in my macro world... Who knew a fly could be so beautiful!
Selective color effect here and all edited in my wonderful Apple Aperture software...