The other place often features #FlyFriday so let's start it off here as well. This is the spectacular Pocota personata, a #hoverfly trying very hard to make you think it is a #bumblebee - check the antennae for the tell-tale difference. The photo shows my first encounter with this species, from a #DipteristsForum field trip last spring. This is a fairly rare and elusive #fly whose larvae develop in rot-holes in mature Beech trees. #insectodon #saproxylic #DeadWoodLife #entomology #Diptera

The other place often features #FlyFriday so let's start it off here as well. This is the spectacular Pocota personata, a #hoverfly trying very hard to make you think it is a #bumblebee - check the antennae for the tell-tale difference. The photo shows my first encounter with this species, from a #DipteristsForum field trip last spring. This is a fairly rare and elusive #fly whose larvae develop in rot-holes in mature Beech trees. #insectodon #saproxylic #DeadWoodLife #entomology #Diptera

A selection of flies from October and November for Saturday's #DipteristsForum #DipteristsDay at the Natural History Museum https://padlet.com/kitenetter/tvxiz4j6qim8heov