The fake bee: Hemipenthes morio (bee fly)

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The fake bee: Hemipenthes morio (bee fly)...

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The fake bee: Hemipenthes morio (bee fly) sent on July 02, 2025 (18:45) by Federico Kiswarday. 0 comments, 28 views.

, 1/100 f/5.6, ISO 125, hand held.

Focus stacking da 4 scatti. Tubi di prolunga da 10mm e 16mm. Fotografata in Sicilia, Hemipenthes morio, chiamata anche "mosca delle api/mosca-ape", è una piccola mosca dei Bombyliidi che imita l'aspetto di un'ape, con corpo tozzo e peloso, colorazione scura con riflessi dorati e ali semitrasparenti con disegni scuri simili a nervature apiformi. Questo mimetismo le consente di scoraggiare predatori visivi, sfruttando la sua livrea vellutata. Comune nei prati assolati del Mediterraneo, si posa spesso su fiori e frutti secchi.

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