On a wet morning when the dew was still faithfully sitting sweetly on the flower petals, I found a beautiful fly having breakfast. According to inaturalist, this fly belongs to the genus graptomyza, which is a genus of hoverflies and comes from the Syrphidae family. This fly is very small in size, almost invisible.
Even though at that time I had been near this flower plant for a long time, this fly was not visible. Because of its small size. At the last second when I wanted to move to another place, I just saw this fly, almost missing this extraordinary moment.
Judging from its color, this fly is one of the lucky insects. The color pattern it has is almost the same as the color of a wasp or bee. Golden yellow combined with jet black. A perfect camouflage cloak, I am sure that when predators see this fly they will definitely not consider this fly as a fragile creature.
In addition, this fly is also a strong insect. When I found this, the sun had started to shine, but the air was still very cold. At that time, no other insects had visited the flower garden, but this fly had already started eating breakfast. He was great, working while the others were still in bed.
| Latin name | Genus Graptomyza |
|---|---|
| Observation date | 21 Jun, 2025 |
| Camera used | realme 7 Pro |
| Photographers | @reachdreams |
| Location | Aceh, Indonesia |
| Link to original community |
|---|
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/291371720
| Latitude | Longitude | Map |
|---|---|---|
| 4.695135 | 96.7493993 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.695135&mlon=96.7493993 |
