An iridescent Drain fly (or moth fly)

Paul Iddon

Tried to take one of these a couple of months back which was ok, but today I was able to control the light a little better and the processing a little better too.

This time you can see the iridescent sheen on the wings of the drain fly, which is, as you'll already know, is just about 2mm long.


They are small delicate flies with dense hairs covering the body and the pointed wings, with characteristic venation. The adults are small flies with biting mouthparts. Only the females feed. Drain-flies evolved to live around stagnant water rich in decomposing organic material. This includes wet soil, swamps, marshland and other areas with standing water. Drains obviously provide a great environment for them, being damp and full of organic waste! So do compost heaps and compost bins, which is where mine live!




Paul.

paddler4

nice image--a good capture of the sheen on the wings

Paul Iddon

paddler4 wrote:

nice image--a good capture of the sheen on the wings

Thanks Paddler



Paul.

Lord Vetinari

LOvely capture Paul - did well with the exposure. They are oddly beautiful little things.
Brian v.

Paul Iddon

Thanks Brian. The whiteness is harder to keep under control...

Not as good as yours in the grass, but not to shabby!



Paul.

GOLDENORFE

very nice Paul, exposure loks pretty good.
phil

Paul Iddon

Thanks Phil, I'm maybe getting the hang of it at last, hehehe...

Paul.