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Rhaphigaster nebulosa - Peckham, London 2016g

A Canon PowerShot SX50 HS — 1/80s ƒ/4.5 ISO 80 at 13 mm

N 107 B 13.6K C 6 E Nov 10, 2015 F Jan 3, 2017

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Thanks to Penny Metal for providing the specimen.

Tags: Rhaphigaster nebulosa Mottled Shieldbug Steven Falk

Philodromus aureolus female (probably) - Longbridge, Warwickshire 2016a

A Canon PowerShot SX50 HS — 1/160s ƒ/4.5 ISO 80 at 14.1 mm

N 132 B 12.7K C 6 E Jun 22, 2016 F Jun 22, 2016

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Tags: Philodromus aureolus Golden Running-spider Steven Falk

Bombus pomorum queen - possibly from Deal, Kent 1864c

A Canon PowerShot SX50 HS — 1/320s ƒ/4.5 ISO 80 at 13.3 mm

N 130 B 16.3K C 8 E May 15, 2015 F Oct 19, 2015

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A specimen from Oxford University Museum posed on a flower to give some impression of what this species may have looked like alive, as there are very few images of this species. This may be the 1864 queen caught by F. Smith in Deal, Kent, or it may be the other OUM queen featured in this album.

Tags: Bombus pomorum Apple Bumblebee Steven Falk

Sericomyia lappona male - Loch Mallachie, Cairngorms 2022b

A Canon PowerShot SX60 HS — 1/160s ƒ/5.6 ISO 100 at 35.5 mm

N 143 B 8.1K C 8 E Jun 2, 2022 F Jul 10, 2022

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Tags: Sericomyia lappona Syrphidae Steven Falk

Volucella inanis female - Ryton Wood, Warwickshire 2015a

A Canon PowerShot SX50 HS — 1/50s ƒ/5 ISO 125 at 15.2 mm

N 263 B 17.4K C 14 E Aug 29, 2015 F Sep 25, 2015

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Tags: Volucella inanis Syrphidae Steven Falk