Stable Fly - Helina impuncta - a photo on Flickriver

            From the family Muscidae commonly know as house flies or as seen here stable flies. Found widespread in England and Wales, males are more commonly seen from May to June while the females are often seen in November. Breeds on cow dung and is most encountered around cow pastures. Not everyone's favourite cup off tea here but I have to admit that flies are one of the things I love to photograph the most, so underrated and so important to us and the animal food chain. I for one will always stick up for these under dogs as their larvae can help in forensic science, medical research, help clear up the mess we make and are important  pollinators in which a large proportion of the food we eat is on our plates because of what they do.
   

Taken on: August 28, 2022

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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II, f/5.0, 1/125 sec, 90mm (=135mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	90mm (35mm equivalent: 135mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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