Thursday, June 25, 2009
A Fly and a Moth
Even our small backyard can reward the patient photographer equipped with a macro lens. I started shooting some flowers, but in the end got taken in by a couple of insects instead.
Hover Fly on a Leaf
Interesting bug #1 - a Hover Fly, which looks like a fly with bee markings (a type of bee mimic).
Hopefully it is the sort that eats aphids, which are currently plaguing our honeysuckle.
Interesting bug #2 - Nope, not what you might think it is at first. Look more closely at what seems like a bird dropping on a leaf and you'll see an antenna, wings, and a fussy eye looking straight at the camera. Am pretty sure it's a Codling moth, which is apparently a real pest to Apple farmers. And looks like bird poop.
Labels: Codling Moth, Hover Fly, Picture of the Day
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