Posted by Calilasseia on 24-08-2012 23:49
#1
Another of the "oddball" Diptera I spotted during my recent photography session (I alighted upon several on the day in question), and this one
really has me baffled. It looks as if it
should be a mimetic Syrphid of
some sort, but I can't find anything remotely resembling it in any of the relevant databases I've searched. Again, UK fauna.
Data for the specimen as follows:
Location: OS Grid Reference SJ496853
Date: 23/08/2012 12:31 BST
Habitat: Scrub grassland, featuring abundant Bramble & Nettle growth, with an adjacent playing field. Trees in the vicinity include Oak, Rowan, Sycamore (the latter mature).
Conditions: Warm, humid, intermittently sunny.
Photo now follows.
Edited by Calilasseia on 24-08-2012 23:52
Posted by andrewsi on 25-08-2012 06:36
#3
Conops quadrifasciatus, with frons dark and legs orangey.
Posted by Calilasseia on 25-08-2012 19:15
#4
andrewsi wrote:
Conops quadrifasciatus, with frons dark and legs orangey.
Thanks!!! I'll update the files accordingly. Nice to alight upon something distinctive enough to be identified to species level
without needing dissection!