Rode honingzwambreedvoet - Protoclythia rufa
#ElkeDagEenInsect #Vlieg #Insect
De #Rode_honingzwambreedvoet - #Protoclythia_rufa is een kleine, oranjebruine vlieg uit de familie #Platypezidae. Ze leeft vaak bij paddenstoelen, vooral honingzwammen, waar de larven zich ontwikkelen. Volwassen vliegen zijn te zien van lente tot herfst.
A plump, fuzzy bee fly sits on a dead pine needle on the ground. It has a white face and rump, and maroon eyes, but the rest of the body is black, with half black wings.
A gray and black peacock fly. It's holding its wings upright, with their undersides showing forward. The wings are spotted, and the fly looks like a peacock.
A small, elongate fly with small mirror patches on it. It has huge red eyes making up most of the head. It's resting on a leaf.
An extraordinarily thin black crane fly. The thin wings are also wrapped around the body, giving it a stick-like appearance. It has pale legs with dark knees.
Too many negative perceptions of true #flies, #Diptera, but they're SUPER diverse! Take a moment to appreciate a few of the many wonderful forms:
bee #fly; #Bombyliidae: #Ogcodocera
peacock fly; #Ulidiidae: #Callopistromyia
flat-footed fly; #Platypezidae: #Bertamyia
crane fly; #Tipulidae: #Orimarga
Platypeza hirticeps from oak woodland near Ballycarney, Co. Wexford. This species was only found new to Ireland last week by @RyanM_Sussex in Co. Down #Platypezidae
