Soldier Fly (Acrochaeta flaveola)
Acrochaeta flaveola Bigot, 1879. Thanks to Dmitry Gavryushin for providing the species ID in comments below. Found at La Selva Biological Station, near Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí. Heredia Province, Costa Rica.
I saw this individual on several consecutive days in the same spot. It was percing on low vegetation or fallen twigs at the base of a large tree at trailside. It was jockeying for position on the perches with a second species of Stratiomyidae.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Soldier Fly (Acrochaeta flaveola)
Acrochaeta flaveola Bigot, 1879. Thanks to Dmitry Gavryushin for providing the species ID in comments below. Found at La Selva Biological Station, near Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí. Heredia Province, Costa Rica.
I saw this individual on several consecutive days in the same spot. It was percing on low vegetation or fallen twigs at the base of a large tree at trailside. It was jockeying for position on the perches with a second species of Stratiomyidae.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.