Bird of Paradise fly

Description:

While these little flying insects are called flies, they belong to the Hemiptera family. They are called flies because they have only two wings. They are covered with a woolly substance and have a lovely tail made of a waxy substance. The female is a wingless insect. Other interesting photos of these are at: www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=Callipappus&m=text