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Seeing the World - _TNY_1143

This is a male marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus).

 

It is a quite widespread species and also something as rare as migratory.

 

I have not been able (yet) to figure out which ways they migrate, but hopefullt I will figure it out soon.

 

Since this is one of the in my opinion prettier specioes of hoverfly, no doubt there will be more shots of these posted in the future.

 

Mr. Marmalade here was shot really late in the season - on the last of September when it was munching on pollen on a shrubby cinquefoil ( Dasiphora fruticosa) in my neighbour's garden.

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Uploaded on March 2, 2023
Taken on September 30, 2022