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Mexican Cactus Fly
Stanley Jones

Mexican Cactus Fly (Copestylum mexicanum)

Mexican Cactus Fly (Copestylum mexicanum: Syrphidae) ca. 2.0 cm (0.8 in) long. Nectaring eastern annual saltmarsh aster (Symphyotricum subulatum: Asteraceae).
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Habitat
Post Oak Savannah vegetation area. Open park with scattered pecan and post oak trees with small riparian woodlands adjacent to an un-named creek at ca. 88 m (289 ft) elevation.
Location
Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
November 2020
Scientific name
Copestylum mexicanum
Equipment used
Canon
Kits
A lovely setting for this well detailed capture, Stanley.
 
bievreJJ
fantastic capture with brilliant colors and details and a gorgeous composition, Stanley, a real topper, many tfs!!!
 
peterow
A wonderful colourfully lit macro shot with fine detail Stanley. Brilliant, well done.
 
Doc Duck
Wow! Does he match those asters, or is it the asters themselves mirroring in his eyes?
 
delia todd
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That's a really attractive fly that one Stanley, and that aster is very pretty too!!

A super picture my friend. Many thanks for showing it to us.
 

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Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Stanley Jones
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