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Fly? Bee?
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Fly? Bee?

by John Tobias

Gallery: Macro & Close-upPosted July 15, 201274 views5 comments
Not sure what this it. The front half looks like a bee to me while the back looks like a fly. Going to need to do some homework. Lots of these guys around the flowers. ID will be appreciated.

Canon T3i
1/400 @ F-8 +0.3 ISO 400
Canon EF 100 macro USM
spot meter HH

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by John Neukirch on July 15, 2012 at 10:25 PM
John, I very well could be wrong but it might be a green bottle fly.
http://www.johnneukirch.com/Galleries/Macro/content/120616__DSC4846_large.html
Registered on July 9, 2012, 207 Posts, 1476 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on July 15, 2012 at 11:33 PM
Great head-on view, but I wish the head were in focus.
This is obviously one of the aristate flies, but certainly not one of the green bottles or blue bottles. Without trying to key it out, I would guess it's one of the Tachinids. Tachinidae is a family parasitic flies with over 1300 species in North America, so I usually just stop at the family level. (I think most people who try to push the ID down to species don't realize how many look-alikes there are.)
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by scott lanz on July 16, 2012 at 7:32 PM
Nice, John. I like the pose, the nice floral perch, and the head on perspective. My only nit is with the distracting ULC. This could be lessened by cropping some of the top (down to just below the leaves) and darkening the bright stems.
Registered on November 14, 2003, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 17, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Hi John :wavey: If wayne the biologist does not know the exact name, dont worry about it :biggrin: I like the composition and color, well done :smile:
Albert Darmo
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments
Comment posted by Greg Bartman on September 1, 2012 at 5:34 PM
I agree with Wayne, Tachinidae (Diptera). I have the same lens and usually switch to manual focus when close in.
Registered on December 7, 2011, 10 Posts, 14 Comments