Bug ID Please

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  1. oldcrow

    oldcrow Member

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    I'm wondering if these are what's called Blue Bottle Flies. I've found quite a few of them on the Yarrow in my garden. They weren't moving and when touched the wings fell off.
     

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  2. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Must have some kind of fatal parasite. They do look like they are holding the plant closely, in the manner of other insects in such a state. And of course their wings shouldn't be falling off.
     
  3. oldcrow

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    Thanks for replying. Yes, it was rather strange.
     

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