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Back in July, I found a lovely little gall fly on a patch of common fleabane, and ID'd as Myopites apicatus (using diptera.info galleries).

Hi I captured this specimen in my garden on Saturday. Unusual very flattened hind femora, any help with ID would be great.

I have two specimens of this Eustalomyia species. Is it possible to determine as E. hilaris from my very poor photos!

This keys straight-forwardly to Sylvicola punctatus. Cell M1 pointed and no patterning on the wing tips. Can someone confirm I've got that right?

Can somebody help me with the ID for this fly? I have been looking for a possible match but can't find anything that could direct me to even the family.

It was find near water, a very small fly and difficult to photograph. Thank you

I found this fly in my garden about 3 weeks ago. It was very territorial, chasing anything flying by. I think it may be an anthomyiidae ?

I found this fly on ivy a week ago, on the seaside (South Gower). I just don't know where to start .... Can somebody help me with this? Thank you.

Sylvie

Hi, my most recent Clusiodes ? albimanus is by far the darkest that I have ever seen, and reviewing previous specimens has reminded me that they are a motley crew, which I was never absolutely sure. Based on having a presutural dorsocentral, post verticals present, and three orbitals, the upper one being sometimes quite weak. The Diptera Info site shows albimanus as resembling mine quite closely in its Gallery section but several identified in the forum have pale legs.