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Title: Question: what do I see here?
Post by: Thomas G on May 28, 2017, 23:52:48
Description:
A by catch while shooting flowers.
Insect, probably a bee, sitting on an pale yellow iris.

Question to the skilful persons around: What dows it have on it's back?
Title: Re: Question: what do I see here?
Post by: HCS on May 31, 2017, 15:03:17
Hi Thomas, while i'm not an insect expert (or any kind of expert really), it isn't fully clear to me what "it on its back" is. Could you add an arrow to point it out, or a circle around it?
Title: Re: Question: what do I see here?
Post by: Thomas G on May 31, 2017, 18:50:29
"on it's back" -> The white extensions.
While I catched it in flight as well there is no sharper cacture with a more suitable focuspoint available.
Title: Re: Question: what do I see here?
Post by: CS on May 31, 2017, 19:17:04
My guess is we're seeing the rear of the fly's wings. Either that, or the fly is infested.  ;D
Title: Re: Question: what do I see here?
Post by: Hugh_3170 on June 01, 2017, 15:32:48
Are these eggs from some other insect or creature that has parasitically used your fly as a host upon which the eggs will hatch, and upon whom the hatchlings may then feed?
Title: Re: Question: what do I see here?
Post by: Frank Fremerey on June 01, 2017, 16:50:16
Flügel
Title: Re: Question: what do I see here?
Post by: Thomas G on June 01, 2017, 22:32:07
Quote from: Hugh_3170 on June 01, 2017, 15:32:48
Are these eggs from some other insect or creature that has parasitically used your fly as a host upon which the eggs will hatch, and upon whom the hatchlings may then feed?

That's what I thought, I supect some kind of infestation and hope that somebody with more knowledge might share it here.
Title: Re: Question: what do I see here?
Post by: Bill De Jager on June 02, 2017, 00:51:33
Quote from: Frank Fremerey on June 01, 2017, 16:50:16
Flügel

Agreed!
Title: Re: Question: what do I see here?
Post by: Frank Fremerey on June 02, 2017, 09:22:16
Our chief biologist has spoken. Thank you Bill.
Title: Re: Question: what do I see here?
Post by: Bill De Jager on June 03, 2017, 21:30:56
Quote from: Frank Fremerey on June 02, 2017, 09:22:16
Our chief biologist has spoken. Thank you Bill.

Thanks, Frank, but I expect that there are others here who know more than I do on this subject.  I might qualify as chief California biologist here, or perhaps not.
Title: Re: Question: what do I see here?
Post by: Thomas G on June 03, 2017, 22:18:40
Sorry, I'm not convinced.
This is neither a fly nor are the white objects 'Flügel'.
It's more probably a wild earth or sand bee, Andrena Flavipes.

I beleive the white objects are some type of infestation or eggs of another insect.

Here is a similar one in flight but not in focus.
Title: Re: Question: what do I see here?
Post by: Bill De Jager on June 04, 2017, 02:07:01
Quote from: Thomas G on June 03, 2017, 22:18:40
Sorry, I'm not convinced.
This is neither a fly nor are the white objects 'Flügel'.
It's more probably a wild earth or sand bee, Andrena Flavipes.

I beleive the white objects are some type of infestation or eggs of another insect.

Here is a similar one in flight but not in focus.

The tiny white objects could indeed be eggs of another insect.  The papery objects are wings.