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I found this little fly on 29/4/20, it had the general feel of a Chloropidae and i recall it being 4mm but may have been smaller.

Has anyone any pointers as to what it might be?  Sorry about image quality but the light was poor.

In terms of habitat in Chalk grassland which has been scraped back to allow re-colonisation. Only a small meadow with scrub at the edges and a lot of Dogs Mercury in the shady edges.

Body length 10mm, found yesterday in my polytunnel. North Derbyshire near upland. Keyed to Appendicia truncata (male) with Belshaw, although the appendix on the median vein seems a bit short. Does this look right? Thanks.

Bit surprised to find this male fly in bottle trap baited with chicken to sample, particulary, Calliphorids.  Beds.  Suburban garden.  Some time between 21 - 30 April 2020.  I think it is Anthomyia sp., possible procellaris (although there are a couple of very similar species).  Is it possible to confirm ID from these photos please>

Hi,

I suspect I've taken a wrong turn but I ended up on Limoniinae when working through the key (Pete Boardman's Shropshire Craneflies). The specimen has hairs on the wing veins towards the tip so I thought Dicranomyia fusca more likely but any pointers would be most welcome! Wing length ~7mm. Collected from birch/alder woodland.

Many thanks in advance.

Found on allotment this morning 29/04/2020, SP907258 Leighton Buzzard, Beds., possibly Myopa testacea? Can anyone confirm ID?

Hi All,

Decided to use the lockdown period to try something new and venture a little more in to the world of Diptera. I've used keys to get this down to Chyromyidae but if I'm wrong I'd be very grateful if you could flag it (and let me know where I might have strayed). 

Many thanks in advance,

Cathy B

I would welcome help with identifying this tachinid please.  I have caught several this April alongside a pond on our farm in Devon.  My attempts to key it out using Belshaw have been unsuccessful.  Best wishes to all, Rob.

Hi All

I encountered this fly in the garden a couple of days back and the closest I could get was a Flat-footed fly, Polyporivora.

Is it possible to get to species level?

Thanks

Nev

PS for recording purposes, postcode M33 4AN, observed 11 04 2020

I've tried keying this out via various routes and can't even get it into a genus that seems plausible! Not the most distinctive fly, and not the best photos, but if it rings a bell with anyone I'd be grateful for suggestions as to what it might be.

This fly was found 'skating' on the surface of a small peaty pool on moorland on Islay, last September. I think it is a female and I've keyed it out to Hydrophorus albiceps. However, according to some online sources albiceps is supposed to have a silvery frons, at least in the males, whereas mine is a dark yellowish colour.

Does this seem correct for female H. albiceps?