Coenosia means ♂ is a member of the #Calyptratae family #Muscidae associated with northern, western or upland areas.
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Sepedon sphegea from a site in Westmeath. Larvae feed on aquatic snails #YearOfTheFly
Tetanops myopinus ♂ is a member of the #Acalyptratae family #Ulidiidae associated with yellow dunes.
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Delia penicillosa ♂ is a member of the #Anthomyiidae associated with coastal sand dunes. It is one of a small group of species with very fancy long setae on sternite three and a swollen second tarsomere on the middle leg.
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Trixoscelis obscurella is the commonest of five UK species in the #Acalyptratae family #Trixoscelididae which are normally found in dry sandy places. The patterned wings and spiny costa are distinctive despite its small size (c. 2.5mm)
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Scenopinus fenestralis female #Scenopinidae new family of #Diptera for me found in pub bathroom while out for Sunday lunch #YearoftheFly
Rhagoletis meigenii ‘barberry fly’ female from office window in Oxfordshire last July. Probably associated with planted Berberis thunbergii (Thunberg’s barberry). Is this still a rarely recorded species in the uk? #Diptera #YearoftheFly
Cute little bee fly #Bombyliidae on flowers of Jerusalem buttercup Ranunculus millefolius today at Taibe, West Bank. Is it a Phthiria sp? @flygirlNHM @kitenet #Diptera #YearOfTheFly