Subject: SW PA flying bug
Location: SW Pennsylvania
May 21, 2017 7:11 am
Hello!
I have searched for an answer, but alas, have come up empty handed…thus landing on your website for a possible answer.
This insect is plentiful in my yard outside of Pittsburgh. When it lands, it gently open and closes it’s wings. It doesnt appear to be aggressive, but Im wondering if it harms plants? Or does it fees off other insects?
Signature: Thanks for your time!
This is a Picture Winged Fly, Delphinia picta, and according to BugGuide: “Breeds in decaying organic matter, such as compost” so we are suspecting you have a compost pile.
Wow, thank you! Still a bit odd because we have no compost pile! But we are surrounded by woods, so I guess there’s always things rotting somewhere.
Thanks again!!!