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Sphaerophoria scripta


Sphaerophoria scripta
Photo Information
Copyright: Nicolas Moulin (nimou) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 148 W: 1 N: 687] (3169)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03
Categories: Insects
Camera: Kodak DX6490, Raynox DCR250
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Flies [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-03-29 9:42
Viewed: 633
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Camara Kodak DX6490, Lente Raynox DCR250, Flash Difusor casero, F8 a 1/500

Reino: Animalia
Filo: Arthropoda
Clase: Insecta
Orden: Diptera
Superfamilia: Syrphoidea
Familia: Syrphidae
Género: Sphaerophoria
Especie: scripta

Spanish:
Estas moscas de apenas un centímetro de tamaño presentan el aspecto típico de la familia, pero mientras que el abdomen de las hembras termina de forma cónica, el de los machos se interrumpe bruscamente. Presentan manchas amarillas sobre el abdomen negro, que pueden tener diseños variables, y que las confunden con Himenópteros.
Esta mosca cernidora, deposita los huevos, que son alargados , de un milímetro, y color blanco, sobre el tejido vegetal, en las proximidades de las colonias de pulgones, de los que se alimentan en exclusiva..
Las larvas, ápodas y de apariencia mucilaginosa, pueden ser verdosas o transparentes, en cuyo caso adoptan la coloración de sus jugos internos. La pupación la realizan en el interior de una cápsula muy característica llamada comúnmente "lágrima" por su forma.
Extracto de Animalandia

English:
The female of Sphaerophoria scripta has the body of the typical hover fly: long, broadened somewhere near the middle and ending conically. The markings, yello stripes on a black backgroud, are typical of hover flies. It is very difficult to tell apart females of the various species in this genus, for they all do look like oneanother very much.
The male looks very different: it has a long, slim, stick like body, ending suddenly without tipped end. We do think that the animal in these pictures is the male of S. scripta, in spite of the very intens yellow markings. The males of this species have a body that protrudes from under the wings, for it is longer.
From Garden Safari

French:
Insecte commun sur les fleurs, les pattes sont jaunes, le pleure est jaune
Les larves sont aphidiphages (consomment des pucerons)
Imago visible de mars à octobre, espèce migratrice.
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Critiques [Translate]

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  • batu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1060 W: 290 N: 3953] (13364)
  • [2007-03-29 9:46]
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Hola Nicolas,
is this first presentation of this hoverfly species at TN. I did not see it up to now. Structural and colour composition of your picture is very nice. Great DOF to show the entire hoverfly in pretty good sharpness.
Best wishes, Peter

Hello Nicolas,
This is a beautiful picture. Colors and stripes are look like bee or wasp. Composition, sharpness, and exposure are great. TFS.
JC

Awesome macro shot, perfect focus and color saturation. TFS
Donna:o)

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  • star74 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 212 W: 3 N: 598] (2474)
  • [2007-03-29 11:51]

Hi Nicolas,
Beautiful macro shot,
Colors and details are perfect,
I like dark background alot,
Well done

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1899 W: 36 N: 5579] (18518)
  • [2007-03-29 11:58]

Hi Nicolas,
Wonderful macro shot. Colours, sharpness and lighting are superb. The POV and DOF is great. I like the shape of that leaf and rge blurry dark BG which contrasts well with the hoverfly. Very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

hi nicolas,
very nice macro shot, excellent lighting, sharp image with good details, nice point of view, good composition, liked the dark bg,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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  • GLEM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 528 W: 87 N: 697] (6119)
  • [2007-03-29 12:19]

salut Nicolas,
très belle image, j'adore ta composition avec une beaucoup de vert. Netteté et lumière fabuleuses.

tfs

Hola Nicolas.
Muy buena composicion de esa pequeña mosca.Muy nitida y una bella luz.Saludos.
Antonio.

Hi Nicolas,
Nice macro. Sharpness is great?
TFS
Annick

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  • methos Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 213 W: 51 N: 281] (1187)
  • [2007-03-29 17:47]

Hi Nicolas,
Great shot. Nice, sharp details and lovely saturated colors.
Nice composition.
TFS!

Bonjour,
On aurait peur rien qu'en voyant le nom latin !.
Bonne journée.
clnaef

Très belle photo et très bien travaillée.
Bravo
Marie

Excel.lent macro i gran p. de camp... no se com t'ho fas. Grans colors i netedat en tota la imatge. Una foto impressionant. Salutacions: J. Ignasi

It is Xanthogramma (pedissequum species group)

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