Blaaskopvlieg ( Dutch name)

[Carel v/d Sanden]

A square cut from a landscape picture.
I do not know the English name of the species.
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/5
Av( Aperture Value ) 14.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM


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[Steve Maxson]

Hi Carel. This is another outstanding image! This fly is an excellent wasp mimic! I like everything about this image - light, pose, sharpness, perch, comp, and background. If this was mine, I wouldn't change a thing. Very well done! :cheers::cheers:

[Jason Stander]

Excellent Carel... great detail, exposure, comp and bg... VVWD!:S3:

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Carel,
I would be tempted to up the brightness a few points.....but I too love everything about this! Very well done!!!

[OvidiuCavasdan]

Cool subject, very good pose and well composed. Flower looks good and a perfect BG. Good details on the head/eyes but I like a lot the wings. Very well done.

[Steve Maxson]

Carel - After looking through my insect guide, I think this is one of the thick-headed flies (family Conopidae, possibly Physocephala spp.). These are mostly parasites of solitary bees and sometimes wasps. The female fly attacks a host species in midair, often forcing it to the ground, and rams an egg between the host's abdominal segments before releasing it.

[Carel v/d Sanden]

Steve
it is "Physocephala rufipes"