Posted by Stephen on 17-05-2011 11:24
#1
Anyone recognize this unfortunate fly? Several of these small flys were on a single asparagus plant. They were motionless even when touched and I assumed they were dead. Victims of a fungus, perhaps?
The photo was taken in the morning and I believe those are drops of morning dew on the fly.
West Virginia garden, USA, on asparagus, 9 May 2011.
Edited by Stephen on 17-05-2011 11:26
Posted by ChrisR on 17-05-2011 12:18
#2
Definitely killed by an entomophagous fungus ... but not sure what the fly might be ... the wing venation is obscured by the flash and the head is pointing the wrong way ;)
Posted by Tony Irwin on 17-05-2011 15:06
#3
I'd say Anthomyiidae or Muscidae, and the fungus appears to be
Entomophthora