Natural History Photographs


Flies in May
Tephritis neessii
Amstelveen; 16 May 2009.
Dolichopodidae
Nederlands:Slankpootvliegen
English:long-legged flies
Deutsch:Langbeinfliegen
Amstelveen; 16 May 2009.
Helina impuncta
Amstelveen; 16 May 2009.

Phaonia serva
Amstelveen; 16 May 2009.

Lucilia spec.
Amstelveen; 16 May 2009.
Micropeza
corrigiolata
Amstelveen; 16 May 2009.
Eristalinus sepulchralis
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:Weidevlekoog
Deutsch:Schwarze Augenfleck-Schwebfliege
Norsk:sotsvart droneflue
Svenska:dyngslamfluga
Amstelveen; 16 May 2009.
Pales pavida
Amstelveen; 16 May 2009.
Microchrysa polita
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:Groene glimwapenvlieg
English:black-horned gem
Amstelveen; 16 May 2009.
Sarcophagidae
Nederlands:Dambordvliegen
English:flesh flies
Deutsch:Fleischfliegen
Amstelveen; 16 May 2009.
Melanogaster spec.
Amstelveen; 17 May 2009.
Beris chalybata
Authority:(Forster, 1771)
Synonyms:Musca chalybata Forster, 1771
Nederlands:Kleine stekelwapenvlieg
English:murky-legged black legionnaire
Amstelveen; 17 May 2009.
Trixoscelis spec.
Amstelveen; 21 May 2009.
Tetanocera elata
Amstelveen; 21 May 2009.
Phyto melanocephala
Amstelveen; 21 May 2009.
Pollenia spec.
English:clusterflies
Amstelveen; 22 May 2009.
Tachydromia spec.
Amstelveen; 22 May 2009.
Merodon equestris
Authority:(Fabricius, 1794)
Nederlands:Grote narcisvlieg
Deutsch:Gemeine Narzissenschwebfliege
Norsk:vanlig narsissflue
Svenska:bred narcissblomfluga
Amstelveen; 22 May 2009.
Blepharipa pratensis
Amstelveen; 22 May 2009.
Melanophora roralis
Amstelveen; 23 May 2009.
Thricops diaphanus
Amsterdamse bos; 23 May 2009.
Muscina levida
Amstelveen; 22 May 2009.
Pipizella spec.
Amstelveen; 23 May 2009.
Lucilia spec.
English:True greenbottles
Amstelveen; 23 May 2009.

Pamponerus germanicus
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Nederlands:Bruinvleugelroofvlieg
English:pied-winged robberfly
Deutsch:Alabasterfliege
Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen; 24 May 2009.
Neurigona
quadrifasciata
Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen;
24 May 2009.
Triarthria setipennis
Amstelveen; 28 May 2009.
Mintho rufiventris
Amstelveen; 28 May 2009.
Minettia spec.
Amstelveen; 28 May 2009.
Linnaemya cf. tessellans
Amstelveen; 28 May 2009.
Musca autumnalis
Ronde Hoep polder; 30 May 2009.
Sepedon sphegea
Ronde Hoep polder; 30 May 2009.
Odontomyia tigrina
Authority:(Fabricius, 1775)
Nederlands:Zwarte moeraswapenvlieg
English:black colonel
Ronde Hoep polder; 30 May 2009. Left, female; right, male.
Pyrophaena granditarsa
Authority:(Forster, 1771)
Nederlands:Klompvoetje
Ronde Hoep polder; 30 May 2009. Left, female; right, male.
Solieria pacifica
Amstelveen; 30 May 2009.
Nemotelus pantherinus
Nederlands:Zwartwitte snuitwapenvlieg
Amstelveen; 30 May 2009.
Phyto melanocephala
Amstelveen; 30 May 2009. Male.
Paykullia maculata
Amstelveen; 6 June 2009.