2024 June 23 morning
2024 June 23 morning
Here are two dipterans photographed by Ian Cooper. We *think* we know what they are, but we can’t be quite certain, and we would welcome opinions by knowledgeable viewers. We think the little yellow fly is probably a vinegar fly (Drosophilidae), but we can’t be quite certain. We think the other is probably a nonbiting midge (Chironomidae), but it might possibly be a mosquito (Culicidae).
Probably a vinegar fly (Dip.: Drosophilidae) Ian Cooper
Probably a vinegar fly (Dip.: Drosophilidae) Ian Cooper
Probably a vinegar fly (Dip.: Drosophilidae) Ian Cooper
Probably a nonbiting midge (Dip.: Chironomidae) Ian Cooper
We thank Dr Frans Janssens for the identification of the springtail below.
Entomobrya katzi (Coll.: Entomobryidae) Ian Cooper
We thank Dr Rob Cannings for the identification of the young male Blue Dasher below, photographed by Aziza Cooper at Mary Lake.
Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis (Odo.: Libellulidae) Aziza Cooper