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Metallic Green Hoverfly
Metallic Green Hover Fly (Ornidia obesa: Syrphidae) About 1.0-1.5 cm (0.39-0.59 in) long. National Butterfly Center, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Planted butterfly garden with native plants with riparian woods just north of the Rio Grande in the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 40 m (131 ft) elevation.
Habitat
Planted butterfly garden with native plants with riparian woods just north of the Rio Grande in the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 40 m (131 ft) elevation.
Location
National Butterfly Center, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
October 2016
Scientific name
Ornidia obesa
Equipment used
Canon
Blinking heck, Stanley! How do you manage to get such stunning shots of such tiny creatures! :clap:
 
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Great goodness!!!! Oh my Stanley.... how the heck did you manage that!!!

A wonderful picture of this hoverfly - and a quite stunning piece of work too lad..

Very well done my friend.
 
Wow ..... i wonder how you focused on this very small fly !!
Indeed you shoot much better than Lucky Luke ;)

Excellent flight shot , many tfs Stanley

mo
 
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Absolutely amazing aerial macro of this veritable living jewel! Superb work Stanley, many tfs!

Chris
 
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This one seems on the chunky side compared to the ones I come across.

This is a fantastic stop-action image of this Hoverfly with beautiful iridescence Guy.
 

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