A female Bat-winged Phasia (Phasia hemiptera) seen today at BBO Wildlife Trust's Dry Sandford Pit, nr Abingdon - first one I've seen this year. The more colourful males are often seen here on Marjoram in summer #FliesofBritainandIreland Gail Ashton ππͺ²π Rory Dimond πΌπͺ°πΌππΌπ¦ Steven Falk Dr Erica McAlister
Just finished laying out the Stiletto Flies section of #FliesofBritainandIreland - the Coastal Silver-stiletto and the Common Stiletto are 2 of the 14 species of the photogenic Therividae family Gail Ashton ππͺ²π Rory Dimond πΌπͺ°πΌππΌπ¦ Steven Falk Dr Erica McAlister Dipterists Forum
Another interesting fly seen yesterday at BBO Wildlife Trust's Dry Sandford Pit, nr Abingdon - a picture-winged fly Otites guttatus sunning itself on a gatepost #FliesofBritainandIreland Gail Ashton ππͺ²π Rory Dimond πΌπͺ°πΌππΌπ¦ Steven Falk Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre Dipterists Forum
It's not just bees that are important pollinators, flies are too, like this Blotch-winged Hoverfly (Leucozona lucorum) getting suck-in to a Ramsons flower BBO Wildlife Trust's Whitecross Green Wood EARTHDAY.ORG Gail Ashton ππͺ²π Rory Dimond πΌπͺ°πΌππΌπ¦ Steven Falk Dr Erica McAlister #FliesofBritainandIreland
The scent of Wild Garlic was heavy on an overcast day in the Wyre Forest & these 2 craneflies were hunkered down amongst its leaves - Tipula submarmorata (left) & Tipula vittata (right) #FliesofBritainandIreland Worcs Wildlife Trust Gail Ashton ππͺ²π Rory Dimond πΌπͺ°πΌππΌπ¦ Steven Falk Dr Erica McAlister
My fave robberfly from Whiteford Burrows on the Gower - Pamponerus germanicus Pied-winged Robberfly with beetle prey #WorldRobberflyDay Dr Erica McAlister Gail Ashton ππͺ²π Rory Dimond πΌπͺ°πΌππΌπ¦ Steven Falk #FliesofBritainandIreland
The new guide (in preparation) to #FliesofBritainandIreland is looking good
Genuinely excited for this publication. πͺ°π¦π