Didea fasciata
Wing length 8.25 to 11 mm. The markings of English specimens of this species are usually orange. The presence of a yellow club on the halteres will readily distinguish fasciata from other Didea species. The scutellum has black spots at the front corners at the sides, but the black does not extend as a narrow round the hind edge of the scutellum.
Woodland and scrub.
May to October.
Widespread but not particularly common in Britain.
Infrequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Gould
Braunstone, Wood Close Plantation
24 April 2022
female
David Gould
Braunstone, Wood Close Plantation
30 April 2022
male
Nicky Thompson
Stoneygate road
17 April 2020
thebeesknees
Leicester garden
25 September 2015
Nicky Thompson
Stoneygate road
17 April 2020
thebeesknees
Leicester Garden
11 July 2015
sue
Bagworth
11 May 2019
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Hoverflies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Syrphidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 12
- First record:
- 05/05/2008 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 05/10/2024 (Thompson, Nicky)
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David Gould
Braunstone, Wood Close Plantation
24 April 2022
Nicky Thompson
Stoneygate road
17 April 2020
David Gould
Leicester garden
05 May 2008
male
Nicky Thompson
Stoneygate road
17 April 2020
sue
Bagworth
11 May 2019
