Tuesday 29 September 2009

Fly (Rhingia campestris)


Fly (Rhingia campestris), originally uploaded by Pipsissiwa.

When I first spotted this fly enjoying Ajuga nectar one spring, I had to give it a double-take. At first I thought it was two flies mating, but on closer inspection I realised that it had this extraordinary and distinctive protrusion in the front of the head. Unmistakable and easy to identify.

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