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Flower Fly
Stanley Jones

Flower Fly (Toxomerus marginatus)

Flower Fly (Toxomerus marginatus: Syrphidae) Ca. 6 mm (0.24 in) long. Nectaring Potato-dandelion (Kirgia dandelion: Asteraceae). Lake Bryan, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Disturbed park-like setting in a disturbed Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area around the lake at ca. 119 m (390 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Disturbed park-like setting in a disturbed Post Oak Savannah Vegetational Area around the lake at ca. 119 m (390 ft) elevation.
Location
Lake Bryan, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
April 2018
Scientific name
Toxomerus marginatus
Equipment used
Canon
delia todd
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Goodness.... that is a great title Stanley LOL!! Who'd have thought there was a fly with that name!!

This is a truly beautiful picture lad .... and you've captured some wonderful detail too. Excellent work here my friend.
 

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