Weird bugs & a Spreadwing
Jun 20, 2020 14:02:19 #
Ok, All weevils are weird by definition.
But what the heck is that fly? Wish I had got a closer shot. The flower's <15mm.
Unknown Spreadwing I need Doc for this one! If it were up to me, I'd call it a bamboo Spreadwing.
But what the heck is that fly? Wish I had got a closer shot. The flower's <15mm.
Unknown Spreadwing I need Doc for this one! If it were up to me, I'd call it a bamboo Spreadwing.
Jun 20, 2020 14:05:02 #
Jun 20, 2020 20:18:29 #
You're killin' me with this one Vic. This guy is very teneral. Probably emerged about an hour ago. He doesn't have his coloration or full markings. If you had a dorsal view of his terminal appendages I could tell you. That being said my guess from what I can see in the download I'd say Spotted or Northern Spreadwing. So sorry I can't be of more help with this one.
-Doc
-Doc
Jun 20, 2020 20:29:07 #
I love the spreadwing picture. The highlights are terrific.
The weird fly looks like a kind of soldier fly (Stratiomyidae).
The weird fly looks like a kind of soldier fly (Stratiomyidae).
Jun 20, 2020 21:31:05 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
I love the spreadwing picture. The highlights are terrific.
The weird fly looks like a kind of soldier fly (Stratiomyidae).
The weird fly looks like a kind of soldier fly (Stratiomyidae).
Thanks Mark! I was also thinking maybe Tachinidae as I seem to have an abundance of parasitic flies around here.
Jun 20, 2020 21:36:41 #
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Jun 21, 2020 14:52:00 #
sippyjug104 wrote:
Great series. Tack sharp and highly detailed.
Thanks Sippy. However, rarely yet as sharp as I would like. Always practice practice! I've had the D850 since it came out & just hit 40,000 frames with it. I go out every day.
Jun 21, 2020 14:56:49 #
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Jun 21, 2020 16:32:06 #
Tonyf1234
Loc: Hyattsville, MD
The fly looks like it could be a Bee Fly (Bombyliidae), though there are several other families of flies that mimic bees.
Jun 21, 2020 19:06:15 #
Looking more like family Acroceridae, perhaps - Eulonchus sp. - Eulonchus marginatus
The males are reddish colored.
Any thoughts anybody?
The males are reddish colored.
Any thoughts anybody?
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