One Less Mosquito - _TNY_8418
When I write these descriptions, there is always some cool fact to mention about the bug - or the place where it was taken (in this case the Mjällådalen nature reserve), or the photograph. Here, there were several.
For starters, this photo was sverely overexposed because I underestimated how white the fallen tree trunk the fly is sitting (standing?) on was and set the flash power too high. Somehow this was possible to dial back in post so I got an acceptable shot. Secondly, it is always neat with robber flies and seing what prey they have caught. The one here has some sort of mosquito or midge.
But on top of that, this also happens to be a new species for me - a spring heath robberfly (Lasiopogon cinctus). Since this is the only one in not only it's genus in Sweden, but also in it's sub family - it becomes even better.
One Less Mosquito - _TNY_8418
When I write these descriptions, there is always some cool fact to mention about the bug - or the place where it was taken (in this case the Mjällådalen nature reserve), or the photograph. Here, there were several.
For starters, this photo was sverely overexposed because I underestimated how white the fallen tree trunk the fly is sitting (standing?) on was and set the flash power too high. Somehow this was possible to dial back in post so I got an acceptable shot. Secondly, it is always neat with robber flies and seing what prey they have caught. The one here has some sort of mosquito or midge.
But on top of that, this also happens to be a new species for me - a spring heath robberfly (Lasiopogon cinctus). Since this is the only one in not only it's genus in Sweden, but also in it's sub family - it becomes even better.