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Aug 29, 2019 08:29 |  #1

Eos 80d ef100 2.8 c&c welcome

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Aug 29, 2019 08:51 |  #2

Well, for c&c, it's actually a little bee, not a hoverfly. I'm sure someone will be able to tell you the species, or at least which group of bees in which it belongs. IMHO the top photo is the best.


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Aug 30, 2019 00:10 |  #3

Lovely shots yes a sweat bee probably Lasioglossum calceatum male.

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Aug 30, 2019 11:19 |  #4

thank you Terry and Lordv. i stand corrected, i'm no Entamologist :-)




  
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Aug 30, 2019 13:06 as a reply to  @ skullyfitch's post |  #5

Some of these critters can really be confusing.


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