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Clytiomya continua vs Eliozeta pellucens

by ChrisRPosted onDecember 11, 2021June 4, 2022

Clytiomya continua has been on the British list for quite some time and located in the North Essex / South Hertfordshire area. But it was…

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The parasitoids of Small Tortoishell (Aglais urticae)

by ChrisRPosted onNovember 26, 2021June 4, 2022

Over the last 10 years there has been a lot of interest in the decline of Small Tortoishell butterfly (Aglais urticae) and the increase in…

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Dinera grisescens vs Solieria females

by ChrisRPosted onAugust 1, 2020June 4, 2022

This is a confusion pair that I have wanted to separate for a while because they can be a bit tricky because they both have…

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Identifying slim, black tachinids with grey dusting

by ChrisRPosted onMay 30, 2020June 4, 2022

I always seem to have difficulty identifying the slim black&grey tachinids in the tribe Blondeliini and Phyllomya volvulus in photos. This mini article is a…

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Identifying the bronze-black Spring tachinids

by ChrisRPosted onApril 14, 2020June 4, 2022

Work in progress… Spring can be an exciting time for Dipterists, when the first species emerge and we all clamour to identify our first flies.…

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How to identify greenbottles in photos

by ChrisRPosted onSeptember 15, 2019June 4, 2022

There are a few greenbottle tachinids and one of them (Chrysosomopsis aurata) is incredibly rare so I thought it might be worth showing how to…

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Tachinids that look like Eriothrix rufomaculata

by ChrisRPosted onAugust 18, 2019August 1, 2020

Eriothrix rufomaculata is an incredibly common fly in mid-summer, especially on any flowery meadows. The species is very easy to identify from the red abdominal…

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A quick guide to the new UK phasiines

by ChrisRPosted onAugust 17, 2019August 1, 2020

This year we have been lucky enough to receive records for 2 new species to the UK – Ectophasia crassipennis & Phasia aurigera. These both…

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How to split Tachina fera type tachinids in photos

by ChrisRPosted onAugust 17, 2019August 1, 2020

One of the most difficult problems is how to confirm/verify the identification of photos of flies that look quite like Tachina fera. I’d include in…

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Dexiosoma caninum vs Dexia vacua

by ChrisRPosted onAugust 6, 2019August 1, 2020

I always find that one of the hardest identifications to make from photos is the split between Dexiosoma caninum and the much rarer Dexia vacua.…

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