thick-headed fly - Myopa clausa

Nice

to have a species name!
I see similar ones on Wild Geranium most years.

… MJ Hatfield, 30 November, 2018 - 4:58pm

Myopa clausa

They are a really neat little fly, MJ! I'm trying to build up a data base of the bugs we have here in Winneshiek County, so I'm working to ID the different species that I capture with my camera.

… Larry Reis, 30 November, 2018 - 5:06pm

Except ..

my images haven't been taken to species and I don't know enough to determine.

I just tried BG advanced search for the county but there were too many entries so it didn't work. That would have been helpful.

… MJ Hatfield, 30 November, 2018 - 8:27pm

identifying insects

If you search under my name, you can at least see the photos that I've submitted to BugGuide, MJ. Some things have been taken to species but many have not. I'm just going through my photos taken this past summer, so I'll be posting more stuff that I can't ID myself as the winter goes on.

… Larry Reis, 30 November, 2018 - 9:08pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… John F. Carr, 10 November, 2018 - 9:55am

Myopa clausa

Thanks for nailing down the ID on this colorful little thick-headed fly, John!

… Larry Reis, 10 November, 2018 - 5:39pm