Bright Orange Fly

karl-m · Post by **karl-m** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:08 pm

I was on a bug hunt in the local woods and saw this very orange fly on some bracken.....

puzzledpaul · Post by **puzzledpaul** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:15 pm

Whoa - it's been Tango'd

Nice'n sharp shot of a very colourful specimen, Karl.

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salden · Post by **salden** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 2:36 pm

Now that is orange.

I think this is a "Beelike Tachinid Fly".

Bruce Williams · Post by **Bruce Williams** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:39 pm

This looks to be quite a small species Karl so very well done to capture so much of the important detail.

I don't know whether species identification is important to you but I find the guys on the Wild About Britain website to be an excellent resource when it comes to id'ing unusual British insects, fungi, lichen, wildflowers etc.

Bruce

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:40 pm

A great photo karl. Good job on the focus & DOF. A very unusual color for a fly.

PhilH · Post by **PhilH** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 5:06 pm

Very colourful and sharp shot Karl, and good link also Bruce, I use them regularly