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Elongated Flower Fly
Stanley Jones

Elongated Flower Fly (Baccha elongata)

Elongated Flower Fly (Baccha elongata: Syrphidae) 4.5-8.0 mm (0.18-0.31 in) long. Visiting Greggs Mist Flower with an inch worm on the left hand side. Salado Creek, Salado, Bell County, Texas, USA. A small native planted garden adjacent to the creek at ca. 165 m (607 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
A small native planted garden adjacent to the creek at ca. 165 m (607 ft) elevation.
Location
Salado Creek, Salado, Bell County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
October 2015
Scientific name
Baccha elongata
Equipment used
Canon
delia todd
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He sure does look elongated, doesn't he Stanley.

What a great macro picture this - such a pretty flower he's on.

Very well done lad.
 
carann
Lovely colours and detail in this beautifully captured image, Stanley !!! Thanks for sharing.
 

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