Hymenoptera, Diptera, and Hemiptera

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Three orders of insects in one shot is my Photo Sunday submission for Macro. This is one of my favorite photos from last season (2021). 

Clockwise from top left:

A bee, Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus); a flower fly, Black-horned Smoothtail (Epistrophe grossulariae); and a true bug, Tarnished Plant Bug ( Lygus lineolaris).

July 27, 2021

Barton, Vermont

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