Jun 26
standing out among most other local tachinids thanks to their size, bright colors and relatively leisurely disposition, Ectophasia is almost always a fun surprise. i say almost because there must have been some sort of mass emergence from several nearby hosts as a small area of only about a dozen square meters was covered in them and with each individual i found i was less and less surprised
the sheer amount of sleepy flies allowed me to take my time searching for a good model - tachinids like to have silly abdomen shapes sometimes, and this individual that was enjoying some rare sunlight was a perfect opportunity to show how completely two-dimensional they are from the side in spite of their impressive width
(October 8th, 2025)
