Is this fly normal?

barber · #1 (**permalink**) 13-08-2008, 06:54 PM

Dogghound · #2 (**permalink**) 13-08-2008, 06:58 PM

Yes its a member of the Hybotidae family. Bicellaria sp possibly B.subpilosa.

Why do you ask?

barber · #3 (**permalink**) 13-08-2008, 07:39 PM

It was just the pronounced hump,thanks for the Id.

tigger · #4 (**permalink**) 13-08-2008, 07:40 PM

Don't worry Barber I would have been asking if it was normal as well!

Dogghound · #5 (**permalink**) 14-08-2008, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by barber

It was just the pronounced hump,thanks for the Id.

No worrys, sorry looking back at my answer it was abit blunt. Yes insects certainally come in alot of weird and wonderful shapes, sizes and colours.

tigger · #6 (**permalink**) 14-08-2008, 12:03 PM

I wasn't having a go Dogghound. It just looked really strange to me as well. You guys have got so much knowledge it makes my mind boggle. When you are just starting out there is so much to learn it's hard to know where to start.

nutmeg · #7 (**permalink**) 14-08-2008, 02:30 PM

Thanks for the pointer towards ID

. I saw loads of this sort of fly earlier in the year - they perched on blades of grass, tips of leaves and other prominent places and caught even smaller flies.

Dogghound · #8 (**permalink**) 15-08-2008, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by tigger

I wasn't having a go Dogghound. It just looked really strange to me as well. You guys have got so much knowledge it makes my mind boggle. When you are just starting out there is so much to learn it's hard to know where to start.

I know you werent

. The best thing to do is to learn them in groups, like do some reading up on butterflies then perhaps move onto dragonflies etc, this is how i do it.