Close-Up, Head On Detail of a Bright Coloured Hover fly (Syrphus ribesii) Feeding on a Bright Red Flower in Summer.

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Syrphus Hoverfly feeding on pollen from a bright coloured garden flower. The family of Syrphidae are bright coloured hover-flies with a remarkable hovering ability They are economically important due to the diet of the larvae in eating aphids and the adults in the effective pollination of a range of agricultural and garden plants.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Great Torrington, Devon, England.
Photo credit: © John Insull / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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