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French Guianan syrphid #3
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Posted on 22-06-2011 21:51
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 This is one of a series of photos sent to me by Stéphane Brule today - mostly taken during walks around his home. Could anyone suggest a name? Smile
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 Wow, very strange, is it really?? Very hyaline and so nice!! Smile
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 It reminds me of a few syrphid genera that we get here and it has the vena-spuria so it should really be Syrphidae ... but it is really rather beautiful Smile
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 A female Ocyptamus sp. would be my idea about this one, nice color!
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 Thanks ... yes Stéphane's flash seems to have brought out the colours really well Smile
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 Ocyptamus johnsoni (Curran). I know it from Surinam, where it is not uncommon.
 
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 Thanks Menno - much appreciated Smile
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