Yellowjacket Hover Fly (Milesia virginiensis)
Male Milesia virginiensis (Drury, 1773). Thanks to Bill Dean for confirming the species ID on bugguide. Found at Mayville Ledge Beech-Maple Woods SNA in east-central Wisconsin. Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA.
Hovering near base of recently fallen American beech tree in mixed hardwood forest. Large impressive flies.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.
Yellowjacket Hover Fly (Milesia virginiensis)
Male Milesia virginiensis (Drury, 1773). Thanks to Bill Dean for confirming the species ID on bugguide. Found at Mayville Ledge Beech-Maple Woods SNA in east-central Wisconsin. Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA.
Hovering near base of recently fallen American beech tree in mixed hardwood forest. Large impressive flies.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.