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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) May 18, 2009

Found this one freshly hatched waiting for the wings to inflate completely
I believe that it is a type of drone fly.

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threegardeners North Augusta, ON May 18, 2009

wow!!

What a beautiful photo!!

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV May 18, 2009

From the hairiness of this specimen, it may be in the genus Merodon, such as Merodon equestris, the narcissus bulb fly - see http://tinyurl.com/p2tgze
In feeding on living plant tissue, this species appears an exception in regard to most syrphid flies, whose larvae tend to be predaceous on small, soft-bodied insects such as aphids.

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) May 18, 2009

Hmmm you might be right, I found this one sitting on an amaryllis leaf.

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PanamonCreel Celaya, Mexico(Zone 10a) May 18, 2009

Oh and thanks threegardeners, I was trying focus stacking technique on this little fellow

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