I think it's a Hover Fly with outrageous coloring

[JBW]

Myra's hands, ISO 100 ~ F/14 ~ 1/60s ~ -1.0 Fill Flash ~ ImageJ 3D

[Dave Humphries]

Myra has steady hands!

Amazingly sharp at 100%+"F" in LyteBox.

Difficult subject colours too.

Well done, Dave

PS
I'd say it is a moth, mainly because of the 'combed' antennae, but also body shape and wings resting position - but I am certainly no expert, just pick up my knowledge here from the likes of Geoff, Grahame and Dan, to name but three.

[Shadowman]

Very crispy capture, looks a bit metallic though; I mean the fly.

[JBW]

Myra has steady hands!

Amazingly sharp at 100%+"F" in LyteBox.

Difficult subject colours too.

Well done, Dave

PS
I'd say it is a moth, mainly because of the 'combed' antennae, but also body shape and wings resting position - but I am certainly no expert, just pick up my knowledge here from the likes of Geoff, Grahame and Dan, to name but three.

I would agree with moth edept that on ghe underside are the two gear shift leverish thingamagigs that are there instead of the second pair of wings on a fly.

[JBW]

Very crispy capture, looks a bit metallic though; I mean the fly.

exactly how I would describe the beast (not Myra)

[Wavelength]

[Wavelength]

Excellent shot...

[marlunn]

nice image its a moth - along the same lines as the UK Burnet moth - http://philepidoptera.wixsite.com/mo...forester-moths

[madcrow]

Beautiful and fantistic image. There is so much to like about it, awesome work.

[JBW]

nice image its a moth - along the same lines as the UK Burnet moth - http://philepidoptera.wixsite.com/mo...forester-moths

The reason I thought fly was I thought that one of my shots showed the tube like vestigial wing structure that flies have. I just went back and I couldn't the shot. Getting old is not always fun

[bnnrcn]

Very clear image Brian , I like it

[Geoff F]

As Mark said, it looks like a moth to me. With those antennae it definitely isn't a hoverfly

[JBW]

As Mark said, it looks like a moth to me. With those antennae it definitely isn't a hoverfly

my eyes were playing tricks on me yesterday. I thought I saw vestigial wing tubes in one shot. Hence the fly id. When I went back to verify I didn't see them. It's a moth.

[JBW]

Very clear image Brian , I like it

clear and strangely colorful can be a good combo.

[revi]

It looks very much like a moth of the Zygaenidae family: http://philepidoptera.wixsite.com/mo...forester-moths
The European members are often very colourfull as well, and for a good reason: warning off predators, as those moths are bad tasting or poisonous.