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I hope this is the correct place to post to request an ID - I am very new to Dipterists' Forum.  I found a very distinctive small black fly today - red eyes and halters, wing venation reminding me of Lauxiniidae - and have posted it for ID on one of the Facebook groups.  It has been suggested that it is most likely to be one of the Platypezidae, the fly's distinctive appearance seeming to suggest Callomyia elegans as a possibility.  Looking at the NBN atlas, however, there is only one record of that species here in the UK, the fly being on the Red List.  Is it possi

Can anyone help with this Hybomitra from Rye Harbour NR, East Sussex on 13th July? It appears to run through to muhlfeldi but I am not familiar with this species so any pointers would be appreciated

Hi,  Philophylla caesio seems like best match based on colour and wing markings. Have I missed a look-alike which is the real ID?

Location has plenty of nettles.

Many thanks!

I found this at Dancers End near Tring, I am not sure at all which group this belongs to but suspect the eyes are distinctive enough to point to an ID.

The fly was small max 8mm, habitat tall grassland including hogweed and marjorum, on chalk.  

Would be grateful for any pointers.

Second poor photo only to show general body shape.

Can anyone identify this please?

Does this look ok for P. cunicularia? From Rye Harbour NR, Easy Sussex, 20th May 2020. Thanks

I ran this fly through the scathophagid key and it seems to come out easily enough as C. decipiens, but it is not a species I have come across before and there seem to be very few images on the interweb! Just wondering if anybody with a bit more experience could tell me yay or nay. During drying the femora have flattened and twisted making them look more swollen than they were in life. From 25th April, Rye, East Sussex

Hi

I usually focus on hoverflies, but couldn't help but notice this fly on the leaves in my garden pond yesterday 8/6/2020. I think it's a Doli, but could anyone confirm?

For the recorders, my postcode is M33 4AN

Cheers

Nev

I found this fungus gnat in my Orkney garden yesterday. I've keyed it to Keroplatidae. Using Mike Hackston's Keroplatidae key I seemed to get to Orfelia but that's not with any confidence. Is it possible to identify this fly any further beyond Keroplatidae (assuming that bit's correct) from the attached pictures? 

Many thanks,

Barrie

I should know these but I don't! Can anyone help please?

Jim