Pink Landing Pad, Pt. 2 - _TNY_1307

The flower on which this female pellucid fly (Vollucella pellucens) is sitting is usually called the rose campion (Silene coronaria), but other names for it include dusty miller, mullein-pink, bloody William and lamp-flower.

 

Part 1, a portrait shot showing those huge compound eyes can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/48626283817/

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