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The Lance fly, Lonchaea fraxina, is 1 of a just few British species exclusively associated with dead Ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior). With Ash dieback killing off our trees, this fly may benefit temporarily, but it’s future long-term looks uncertain.

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2019-11-01

Scenopinus fenestralis female new family of for me found in pub bathroom while out for Sunday lunch

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2019-06-03

This week for we bring you a MALE blowfly (Calliphoridae): Cynomya mortuorum. Referred to as the Yellow-faced blowfly, and also “fly of the dead” due to it’s association with carrion.

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2019-04-13

Very happy to be part of the great 2019. & have got together to form a Beefly love-nest.

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Please join in & help plot the distribution of these 4 species of Bombylius

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2019-03-06

no.36. Diptera: Tachinidae. Often called bristle flies, for obvious reasons. This Gymnochaeta viridis is evidence that not all of the most beautiful parasitoids are wasps. Just most of them.

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2019-02-06