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"Hedriodiscus!" (translation: Soldier fly)

"Single shot, got a great depth of field and he stood in one spot long enough for me to really nail the compound eye detail."

@acemacro.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 7:40 PM
mjlinde.bsky.social
#insect #soldierfly
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"Hedriodiscus being amazingly cute! Was stunned when I saw this adorable pose while editing."

@acemacro.bsky.social
Google...Hedriodiscus is a genus of soldier flies (family Stratiomyidae) known for their large, wasp-like appearance, often with bright green and black coloration, and flattened abdomens. Found in North America and other parts of the world, these flies are often seen near water, and their larvae are aquatic, living in organic muck and decaying vegetation. They are harmless to humans and are important pollinators, feeding on nectar as adults.
January 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Day 14 #InsectAdvent & Christmas cards are being sent/ received

Can you imagine having to write a card to this soldierfly - Parastratiosphecomyia stratiosphecomyioides. It has the longest name in the Animal Kingdom. Luckily the address is short..

@royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
sconzani.bsky.social
I dipped on the bird I went looking for today so deep-dived into leaf litter instead : lots of these - soldierfly larva, I think; larva of one of the Lauxaniidae fly sp; larva of Fannia fly sp & likely one of the Tomoceridae springtails; & lots of tiny slime balls.
December 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
uk-soldierflies.bsky.social
Not sure, but the general appearance is similar to the puparium of Solva marginata (Drab Wood-soldierfly). Would ideally like to see more detail, and was it out in the open or under bark? Some more info at dipterists.org.uk/soldierflies...
Early stages of Xylomyidae (wood-soldierflies) | Dipterists forum
dipterists.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
teamneyedc.bsky.social
A few places are still available at this Saturday's Soldierfly training course with the excellent Derek Whitley at YWT's Potteric Carr Nature Reserve. This is a joint event with @ynuorg.bsky.social and @yorkswildlife.bsky.social, follow the link to book
Soldierfly ID Workshop (YWT Member's Exclusive Event) | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Learn how to ID specimens of soldierflies with expert Yorkshire naturalist Derek Whiteley.
www.ywt.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
ianbeavis.bsky.social
A typically autumnal - and multicoloured - soldierfly which I occasionally see on Tunbridge Wells Common
October 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
wildernfriends.bsky.social
Twin-Spot Centurion Soldierfly near Coltsfoot Pond on 27/10 @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @greenhampshire.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
andrew-jewels.bsky.social
A Twin-spot Centurion (Sargus bipunctatus) sheltering from the rain on a Field Maple leaf two days ago (20th Oct) in Upshire, Essex. #UKSoldierflies #EssexWildlife
A Twin-spot Centurion, a species of soldierfly, sitting on a Field Maple leaf in the rain.
October 22, 2025 at 7:03 AM
sjbknott.bsky.social
Soldierflies are much less well known than hoverflies but some species are highly colourful.

Sargus bipunctatus ♀ today in Bengeo garden, large attractive woodland species & last soldierfly to appear during year. @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @flygirlnhm.bsky.social #Stratiomyidae
Sargus bipunctatus female Sargus bipunctatus female showing red & blue abdomen Sargus bipunctatus female showing small discal cell on wings
October 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
ruthnewby.bsky.social
Twin-spot Centurion (Sargus bipunctatus) found on the back door this morning. An attractive #soldierfly @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @ecorecord.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
A stunning Sargus bipunctatus soldierfly seen in Tamworth, #Staffs 30/08/25 @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @kitenet.bsky.social #soldierfly
August 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
My 1st Chorisops nagatomii I believe, seen in Tamworth, #Staffs 30/08/25 @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @kitenet.bsky.social #soldierfly #Diptera
August 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
cassandroid.substack.com
nice helmet, soldierfly :)

#iNaturalist www.inaturalist.org/observations...
August 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
thegreatskua.bsky.social
Had a couple of insect “lifers” today, with a Bright Four-spined Legionnaire soldierfly (Chorisops nagatomii) in the dining room, and an Eristalinus aeneus hoverfly on our Taunton patio (normally a coastal species).
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‪@uk-soldierflies.bsky.social‬
A soldierfly with an iridescent green thorax, a long thin abdomen and long hind legs, resting on the ceiling coving in our dining room. A small black hoverfly with distinctive spotted eyes, seen from above on the stamens of a pink Dahlia flower.
August 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
voxrox.bsky.social
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A black and white macro photo of the forehead & eyes of a SoldierFly. An extreme close-up!
August 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
ianballam.bsky.social
****Soldierfly, not Hoverfly!!
August 6, 2025 at 8:49 AM
sylviad.bsky.social
The Banded General (Stratiomys potamida) - a Soldierfly that looks like a wasp that's been stepped on #flies
The soldierfly called the Banded General. Its abdomen is flattened and striped yellow and black, with a black thorax and large black eyes. It's sitting on hogweed flowers
August 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
chalkspring.bsky.social
Soldierfly bum?
July 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
wildernfriends.bsky.social
This Four-barred Major Soldierfly is our second ever record on 25/7 with the previous sighting made in 2019. It's yellow and black colouring is presumed to deter predators @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social @insects.bsky.social @lgspace.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 8:19 AM
ruthnewby.bsky.social
Correction: the 2nd is not a soldierfly but a Cheilosia sp hoverfly.
July 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
ruthnewby.bsky.social
Flies from @ladywalknr.bsky.social: the hoverfly Chrysotoxum bicinctum (on the camouflage netting by Bittern Hide); soldierfly Broad Centurion (Chloromyia formosa) and a Kite-tailed Robberfly (Tolmerus attricapillus). @uk-soldierflies.bsky.social #diptera
Chrysotoxum bicinctum, a striking black and yellow hoverfly. Broad Centurion, a type of soldierfly with a shiny blue-black thorax. Kite-tailed Robberfly. This is an ambush predator of other insects.
July 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
watcherpond.bsky.social
Four-barred Soldierfly, Oxycera rara. Found early yesterday morning on hedge only metres from a housing estate in East Yorkshire. It was not bothered by me moving the leaf to try to get a better photo (even so photos not that crisp, a pity).
July 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
uk-soldierflies.bsky.social
This is the most northerly UK record ever for Broad Centurion, Chloromyia formosa! It's been known from Orkney for at least 11 years, but this record (and photo) by Karen Leonard is the first to come from Mainland island.
A female Broad Centurion soldierfly, feeding on an umbellifer flower
July 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
willgeorge.bsky.social
This is immensely pleasing - my Stratiomys potamida sighting from the weekend now showing up as a new square on the #Soldierfly revisits map. connect-apps.ceh.ac.uk/targeting_re...
A screenshot of a map, with coloured squares showing 1km grid squares which are targets for revisits, new this year, successful revisits or have records for multiple years, showing data relating to Soldierflies. A pop-up is displaying for TL2744 showing that one species has now been recorded there. An image of the soldierfly Stratiomys potamida, sitting on a hogweed flower. The soldierfly is boldly marked in yellow and black. Several other insects are also visible on the same flower.
July 16, 2025 at 10:11 AM