Flies – Diptera

Further Information

Mike Hackston’s British Diptera Keys
Hoverfly Recording Scheme
Identification guides for soldierflies and allies from the Soldierflies and Allies Recording Scheme

Spotted Crane-fly - Nephrotoma appendiculata — Spotted Crane-fly
Nephrotoma appendiculata

Cranefly - Nephrotoma crocata — Nephrotoma crocata

Tiger Cranefly - Nephrotoma flavescens — Tiger Cranefly
Nephrotoma flavescens

Nephrotoma scurra

Ptychoptera contaminata

Tipula oleracea

Tipula rufina

Tipula varipennis

Tipula vernalis

Tipula vittata

Bibionidae – St Mark’s Flies

Bibio leucopterus

Bibio pomonae

St Marks-fly - Bibio marci — St Marks-fly
Bibio marci

Fever Fly - Dilophus febrilis — Dilophus febrilis
Fever Fly

Psychodidae – Moth Flies

Psychodidae

Chironomidae – Non-biting Midges

Tanypus punctipennis

Rhagionidae – Snipeflies

Black Snipefly - Chrysopilus cristatus — Black Snipefly
Chrysopilus cristatus

Downlooker Snipefly - Rhagio scolopaceus — Downlooker Snipefly
Rhagio scolopaceus

Marsh Snipefly - Rhagio tringarius — Marsh Snipefly
Rhagio tringarius

Tabanidae – Horseflies

Twin-lobed Deerfly - Chrysops relictus — Chrysops relictus
Twin-lobed Deerfly

Black-horned Cleg - Haematopota crassicornis — Haematopota crassicornis
Black-horned Cleg

Notch-horned Cleg - Haematopota pluvialis — Haematopota pluvialis
Notch-horned Cleg

Hybomitra distinguenda

Large Marsh Horsefly - Tabanus autumnalis — Tabanus autumnalis
Large Marsh Horsefly

Dark Giant Horsefly - Tabanus sudeticus — Tabanus sudeticus
Dark Giant Horsefly

Stratiomidae – Soldierflies

Murky-legged Black Legionnaire - Beris chalybata — Beris chalybata
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire

Long-horned Black Legionnaire - Beris geniculata — Beris geniculata
Long-horned Black Legionnaire

Common Orange Legionnaire - Beris vallata — Beris vallata
Common Orange Legionnaire

Barred Snout - Nemotelus uliginosus — Nemotelus uliginosus
Barred Snout

Broad Centurian - Chloromyia formosa — Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurian

Common Green Colonel - Oplodontha viridula — Oplodontha viridula
Common Green Colonel

Four-barred Major - Oxycera rara — Oxycera rara
Four-barred Major

Three-lined Soldier - Oxycera trilineata — Oxycera trilineata
Three-lined Soldier

Banded General - Stratiomys potamida — Stratiomys potamida
Banded General

Flecked General - Stratiomys singularior — Stratiomys singularior
Flecked General

Bombyliidae – Bee-flies

Bee-fly - Bombylius major — Bombylius major
Bee-fly

Bombyliidae – Stilettoflies

Common Stilletto - Thereva cf. nobilitata — Thereva cf. nobilitata
Common Stilletto

Asilidae – Robberflies

Stripe-legged Robberfly - Dioctria baumhaueri — Dioctria baumhaueri
Stripe-legged Robberfly

Common Red-legged Robberfly - Dioctria rufipes — Dioctria rufipes
Common Red-legged Robberfly

Spring Heath Robberfly - Lasiopogon cinctus — Lasiopogon cinctus
Spring Heath Robberfly

Slender-footed Robberfly - Leptarthrus brevirostris — Leptarthrus brevirostris
Slender-footed Robberfly

Striped Slender Robberfly - Leptogaster cylindrica — Leptogaster cylindrica
Striped Slender Robberfly

Kite-tailed Robberfly - Machimus atricapillus — Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly

Common Awl Robberfly - Neoitamus cyanurus — Neoitamus cyanurus
Common Awl Robberfly

Empididae – Dagger Flies

Empis tessellata

Dagger Fly - Empis livida — Empis livida

Empis opaca

Dolichopodidae – Long-legged Flies

Poecilobothrus nobilitatus

Syrphidae – Hoverflies

Anasimyia contracta — Anasimyia contracta

Baccha elongata — Baccha elongata

Cheilosia albitarsis agg. — Cheilosia albitarsis agg.

Cheilosia grossa — Cheilosia grossa

Hoverfly - Chelosia illustrata — Chelosia illustrata

Cheilosia pagana — Cheilosia pagana

Cheilosia scutellata — Cheilosia scutellata

Cheilosia variabilis — Cheilosia variabilis

Chrysogaster solstitialis

Chrysotoxum bicinctum — Chrysotoxum bicinctum

Criorhina floccosa — Criorhina floccosa

Dasysyrphus albostriatus — Dasysyrphus albostriatus

Hoverfly - Dasysyrphus tricinctus — Dasysyrphus tricinctus

Dasysyrhus venustus — Dasysyrhus venustus

Epistrophe diaphana — Epistrophe diaphana

Epistrophe eligans — Epistrophe eligans

Epistrophe nitidicollis

Eristalinus sepulchralis — Eristalinus sepulchralis

Eristalis arbustorum — Eristalis arbustorum

Eristalis horticola — Eristalis horticola

Eristalis nemorum — Eristalis nemorum

Eristalis intricarius — Eristalis intricarius

Eristalis pertinax — Eristalis pertinax

Eristalis tenax — Eristalis tenax

Eristalis similis — Eristalis similis

Marmalade Hoverfly - Episyrphus balteatus — Episyrphus balteatus

Eumerus sp.

Eupeodes corollae — Eupeodes corollae

Eupeodes latifasciatus — Eupeodes latifasciatus

Eupeodes luniger — Eupeodes luniger

Ferdinandea cuprea — Ferdinandea cuprea

Hoverfly - Helophilus hybridus — Helophilus hybridus

Helophilus pendulus — Helophilus pendulus

Helophilus trivittatus — Helophilus trivittatus

Leucozona glaucia — Leucozona glaucia

Leucozona laternaria — Leucozona laternaria

Leucozona lucorum — Leucozona lucorum

Melangyna compositarum / labiatarum ? — Melangyna compositarum / labiatarum

Melanostoma mellinum — Melanostoma mellinum

Melanostoma scalare — Melanostoma scalare

Meliscaeva cinctella — Meliscaeva cinctella

Myathropa florea — Myathropa florea

Parhelophilus — Parhelophilus sp.

Pipiza sp. — Pipiza sp.

Pipizella — Pipizella sp.

Platycheirus albimanus — Platycheirus albimanus

Platycheirus fulviventris — Platycheirus fulviventris

Platycheirus granditarsus — Platycheirus granditarsus

Platycheirus manicatus — Platycheirus manicatus

Platycheirus peltatus

Platycheirus rosarum

Platycheirus scutatus agg. — Platycheirus scutatus agg.

Hoverfly - Rhingia campestris — Rhingia campestris

Scaeva pyrastri — Scaeva pyrastri

Scaeva selenitica

Sericomyia lappona — Sericomyia lappona

Bog Hoverfly - Sericomyia silentis — Sericomyia silentis

Sphaerophoria scripta — Sphaerophoria scripta

Syritta pipiens — Syritta pipiens

Syrphus ribesii — Syrphus ribesii

Triglyphus primus

Hoverfly - Tropidia scita — Tropidia scita

Hoverfly - Volucella bombaylans — Volucella bombaylans

Volucella pellucens — Volucella pellucens

Xylota jakutorum — Xylota jakutorum

Xylota segnis — Xylota segnis

Conopidae – Thick-headed Flies

Conops flavipes

Conops quadrifasciatus

Physocephala rufipes

Sicus ferrugineus

Micropezidae – Stilt-legged flies

Micropeza corrigiolata

Pallopteridae, Ulidiidae, Platystomatidae & Tephritidae – Picture-winged Flies

Ceroxys urticae

Euleia heraclei

Tephritis formosa

Terellia ruficauda

Thistle Gall Fly - Urophora cardui — Urophora cardui
Thistle Gall Fly

Urophora jaceana agg.

Urophora quadrifasciata

Urophora stylata

Sciomyzidae – Snail-killing Flies

Coremacera marginata

Sepedon sphegea

Trypetoptera punctulata

Chloropidae – Grass Flies

Thaumatomyia cf. notata

Scathophagidae – Dungflies

Yellow Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria — Scathophaga stercoraria
Yellow Dung Fly

Heleomyzidae

Suillia affinis [A] — Suillia affinis

Muscidae – Houseflies & Allies

Mesembrina meridiana

Calliphoridae – Blow Flies

Cynomya mortuorum

Tachinidae – Parasitic Flies

Dexiosoma caninum

Gymnocheta viridis

Phasia hemiptera

Tachina fera

Tachina grossa

Voria ruralis