Hover fly on day lily today in the garden.

[kernowbhoy]

• ILCE-7RM3
• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 125

 

[Alan Clark]

The flower is a Tigridia, not a Daylily (Hemerocallis), although the flowers of both species only last one day.

 

[kernowbhoy]

Sorry, I'm a fun photographer, not a botanist ! My wife has just told me this too ! ! !

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Sorry, I'm a fun photographer, not a botanist ! My wife has just told me this too ! ! !

It's a plant, that's where I leave it

 

[Ralph]

When I had a Macro lens we use to get these about the flowers as well.
Once I seen this one I was taken back to when I use to do the same.
Like what you are doing.