Bryan Wrightcatselbow@fosstodon.org
Nov 1, 2026, 11:32 AMretooted Mark McCaughrean
Perhaps even rarer, this seen on our front door by the ivy.
iNat & ObsIdentify suggest it's a black compost fly (Scatopse notata), but the gold between the antennae & around the thorax, & multi-coloured legs say otherwise.
Likely genus Apiloscatopse, perhaps A scutellata, v rare in DE 😱
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