Anthomyia procellaris, characteristically feeding on bird shit
Calliphora vicina
Monday, 7 May 2012
Super Flies
Loads of flies sunning themsleves on fence posts etc at Croft Hill yesterday, plus a good number of hoverflies on flowers and shubbery - here's a selection .....
Tachnia fera Probably Face Fly (Musca autumnalis)
Volucella pellucens Leucozona lucorum (knew this didn't look right somehow, and completely missed that it was this smaller similar species which I haven't seen before)
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Not Tachina fera. Musca autumnalis?
Not Volucella pellucens. Leucozona lucorum?
Thanks - I'll check those out. Who are you?
Don't know how I missed Leucozona lucorum - thanks for that. Checking again I think the other fly probably is Face Fly. Hopefully then the others all looked right!
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