Sphaerophoria scripta (male) (12 September 2014)
Category Archive: Two-winged Flies
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Splayed Deer Fly
Chrysops caecutiens, a horsefly(22 July 2013)
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Nephrotoma quadrifaria – a crane fly
Nephrotoma quadrifaria, a cranefly(St David’s Meadow, 06 June 2013)
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a snail-eating Fly
Elgiva cucularia (tentative) – a snail-eating fly (Sciomyzidae)(Thrupp Lake 27 May 2013)
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Tachinid Fly
Phasia hemiptera – a tachinid fly – male(21 August 2012)This pretty fly parasitises on hemiptera species, principally Palomina prasina and Pentatoma rufipes
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Yellow Dung Fly
Yellow Dung-fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)(04 June 2011)
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Anopheles Mosquito
Anopheles maculipennis spp. which is a species complex comprising Anopheles atroparvus and Anopheles messeae. The former is more likely to come into houses, which is where this one was found. (Identification by Tony Irwin, www.diptera.info) Any mosquito is unwelcome, and this one more than most. In warmer climates, it is a vector for …
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Gonia picea – a tachinid fly
Gonia picea – a tachinid fly.A medium sized fly (about 8mm) which might be mistaken by some for a blowfly. However, it isn’t and is in fact fairly unusual in the UK. It’s most distinctive feature is probably the white face.(14 March 2011)
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Kite-tailed Robber Fly
Kite-tailed Robber Fly (Tolmerus atricapillus)(23 August 2010) This is another very large (having a body length of over 15mm) and fierce looking fly. It is a predator of other insects, and is quite harmless to humans.
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Twin-lobed Deer Fly
Chrysops relictus – a horsefly(21 August 2010)
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