I shot these today with a 100L and MPE but have no idea what they are. I would appreciate if anyone can identify them for me.
Cheers
Bob
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#1 Drone Fly (Species of Hover)
#2 Not sure. Kinda looks like a dung fly.
#3 Red Lily Beetle I think
#4 Crane Fly (daddy long legs)
#5 Drone Fly
#6 Hover Fly (I captured and photographed one of these eating honey, see thread I posted)
#7 Red Lily Beetle again I think

Confirm #2 is a dungfly
#6 is the hoverfly Helophilus pendulus
Brian v.

Originally Posted by Lord Vetinari Confirm #2 is a dungfly #6 is the hoverfly Helophilus pendulus Brian v.

Thanks Ian and Brian for identifying these for me. I was showing a guy these this morning on my computer and he told me that number 6 was a Sun fly and 3 and 7 was a Soldier fly. Could these be other names for them.
I have googled the Red Lili frly and I see it is all red not anything like this one. I also googled Soldier fly but could only find a Black Soldier fly.
I looked at your thread Ian and it sure likes the honey.
Cheers
Bob

Originally Posted by canon400d Thanks Ian and Brian for identifying these for me. I was showing a guy these this morning on my computer and he told me that number 6 was a Sun fly and 3 and 7 was a Soldier fly. Could these be other names for them. I have googled the Red Lili frly and I see it is all red not anything like this one. I also googled Soldier fly but could only find a Black Soldier fly. I looked at your thread Ian and it sure likes the honey. Cheers Bob

Hi Bob - Yes I have heard of #6 being a called a sun fly but think it is a misnomer as Helophilus apparently means marsh loving rather than sun loving.
Think you may have misheard on the other one- it may well be a soldier beetle certainly not a soldier fly
Brian v.

Originally Posted by Lord Vetinari Hi Bob - Yes I have heard of #6 being a called a sun fly but think it is a misnomer as Helophilus apparently means marsh loving rather than sun loving. Think you may have misheard on the other one- it may well be a soldier beetle certainly not a soldier fly Brian v.

Thanks for that Brian,
I googled soldier beetle and I have seen a photo of it and it is definately a red soldier beetle and is called Rhagonycha Fulva. There are lots of them at the local reserve I go to.
Cheers
Bob