Posted by kev lewis on 30-07-2006 10:48
#1
Hi, my name is Kev and I've just discovered the 'scary' world of macro photography after years of general wildlife photography. Now the fun begins again with identifications, sometimes I wish these things had labels on them :). I'm sorry for asking for ID's on what are obviously very common subjects but I do like to get it right
http://www.thelew...frame1.jpg
http://www.thelew...frame1.jpg
and finally another bubble-blower after reading the fascinating thread on the subject
http://www.thelew...frame1.jpg
I have added the urls above as direct links to the images rather than to my website, mainly to avoid any issues that I may not be aware of
Keep up the good work :)
Edited by kev lewis on 30-07-2006 11:46
Posted by Kahis on 30-07-2006 11:25
#2
Hi Kev!
You're not the only one wishing for labels. But finding the names is part of the fun;)
Your links don't work 'out of the box'. Manually adding a '.jpg' extension to the URL solves this problem. Having done that I can offer some preliminary comments:
1st: A female calyptrate fly. This is a very large group including several major familes like muscids, anthomyiids, tachinids, the familiar blue&greenbottles and others. The numerous bristles on the body and the calypters (flaps at base of wing) are typical characters for this group. Perhaps a female
Hydrotaea (family Muscidae)? It is a long time since I spent much time with these.
2nd. Another calyptrate fly, This is a male which helps. It is an Anthomyiid. Very few species of this large family can be identified from photographs, but this is one of the few exceptions. If the photograph was taken in may-june I'd call this
Hydrophoria lancifer.
The 3rd one is not a fly but a saw-fly (order Hymenoptera).
PS. Any morsel of additional data will often help. Place & time is almost essential; habitat type is also useful to know.
Posted by kev lewis on 30-07-2006 11:46
#3
Hi Kahis,
thanks for the prompt reply, these were all taken 28/7/06 at approx 6am on a reed bed adjacent to a lake in the South west of England. The first fly was approx 5-6mm long, the second 7-8mm and the last one about 8-10mm long.
ps thanks for the correction on the img links :)