Fly nymphs and adults

[kyrontf]

This morning I found a whole bunch fly nymphs in garden. By the afternoon, they'd finished their transformation and become adults. 1, 2, and 3 are nymphs, 4 and 5 are adults. I'm not sure what these are - any ideas? I thought perhaps some kind of mydas flies, but the shape of the antennae doesn't seem right.

Any comments on the lighting? I'm experimenting with diffuser setups right now.

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[orionmystery]

Very nice shots...great looking soldier fly.

 

[carlos58]

nice shots

 

[kyrontf]

Thanks for the comment and identification, orionmystery. I went searching on bugguide.net for soldier flies and I'm pretty sure these are garden soldier flies (Exaireta spinigera).

Thanks, carlos58.