Alex WildA female soldier fly, Nemotelus kansensis, drinking nectar from a late spring aster. Dripping Springs, Texas.
Nap ízeltlábúja - Arthropod ofA nap ízeltlábúja a kétszárnyúak katonalégyfélék családjába tartozó háromszöges zömöklégy - Odontomyia angulata https://www.izeltlabuak.hu/faj/haromszoges-zomoklegy/talalatok #háromszögesZömöklégy #OdontomyiaAngulata #katonalégyfélék #Stratiomyidae #kétszárnyúak #Diptera
neville parktrying to be perceived as a normal, friendly person by nodding and smiling as an old man passes me on the sidewalk while I'm hunched over someone's bushes next to their green bin extremely suspiciously, taking photos of flies having sex
#FridayFlyDay #FlyFriday #bugstodon #insects #flies #SoldierFlies #Diptera #Stratiomyidae
#FridayFlyday: just encountered this gorgeous metallic bronze-green-blue soldier fly (family Stratiomyidae) in the garden! It was very placid and let me get lots of photos.
#flyday #FlydayFriday #bugstodon #insects #flies #SoldierFlies #Diptera #Stratiomyidae
Axel SteinerDas ist vermutlich die #Waffenfliege Odontomyia flavissima. #Waffenfliegen sind an ihren spitzen Dornen am Ende ihres Brustbereichs erkennbar. Diese hat sehr hübsche Augen.
#Slowenien #slovenia #artenvielfalt #nature #insekten #insects #natur #Diptera #Stratiomyidae soldier fly
Chuckling DuckMy Alexanders (Zizia - I forget which species) are an absolute pollinator magnet! Several species each of flower flies (Syrphidae), native bees (and honey bees), potter wasps, assorted other flies (including the green - green! - Soldier Fly pictured), and a few Ichneumonid(?) wasps for good measure. The place is buzzing! Native plants for the win! #pollinators #insects #NativePlantGardening #Stratiomyidae #Diptera
Friday Flyday!
Here's an insect I'd never seen before: Berkshiria albistylum. A tiny, poorly-known soldier fly. Hanging out in the yard just minding her own business.
#Diptera #Stratiomyidae #SoldierFlies #Insects #FridayFlyday
Just look at this odd little fly. Nemotelus kansensis (Stratiomyidae), photographed yesterday in Texas hill country.
Donald HobernOk - completely stuck and feeling stupid. What is this #insect that came to light in the Ikara-Flinders National Park two weeks ago?
Massive eyes and pathetically feeble legs remind me of #Stratiomyidae #Chiromyzinae, and the antennae kind of fit.
But the shapes of the head and thorax point away from #Diptera.
The horny patches at the base of the wings (I don't think they're elytra) remind me of something I can't place.
There's a lovely #weevil in the shots too.
Friday Flyday! I do a double-take every time I see these. Hoplitomyia mutabilis soldier flies are excellent mimics of Mexican honey wasps.
