A metallic green fly with giant bright red eyes taking up most of its head rests on a leaf.

A metallic green fly with giant bright red eyes taking up most of its head rests on a leaf.

What a pretty boy! 🥰

male soldier fly, #Stratiomyidae #Microchrysa flaviventris
Avery Co., NC

A small fly resting on a white sheet. The fly's eyes are large and a bright orange/red. The fly's thorax is a dark metallic green and covered in tiny hairs. The wings are transparent and the abdomen below is a translucent yellow.

Another fun visitor this week, and new to me, this is fun little nugget is the non-native Soldier Fly, #Microchrysa flaviventris

#Fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro

#MacroPhotography
#Insect
#Invertebrate
#diptera