Lady in Gray - _TNY_9147
The flower here is known as the great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis) in English. The Swedish name "blodtopp" - blood top - is a bit more descriptive though. Long green stalks, crowned with a compact flower in a lovely deep red hue. And each plant has loads of 'em.
Here it is a female of a small species of fly known as Graphomya maculata (no common English name).
These are quite easy to sex as the males have a partly orange abdomen.
Three shots of the males here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53926970581/
here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53938170908/
Lady in Gray - _TNY_9147
The flower here is known as the great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis) in English. The Swedish name "blodtopp" - blood top - is a bit more descriptive though. Long green stalks, crowned with a compact flower in a lovely deep red hue. And each plant has loads of 'em.
Here it is a female of a small species of fly known as Graphomya maculata (no common English name).
These are quite easy to sex as the males have a partly orange abdomen.
Three shots of the males here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53926970581/
here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53938170908/