Graphomya maculata

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Description

The males have an orangey-brown patterned abdomen but females have a grey/black pattern. Both have distinctive stripes on the thorax.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Meadows, hedgerows and roadside verges nectaring on various flowers, especially umbellifers.

When to see it

May to September/October.

Life History

The larvae are predatory, feeding in muddy pools and damp leaf litter.

UK Status

Common and widespread in England and Wales.

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland

  • David Nicholls
    Bradgate Park
    12 October 2007
    female
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    24 August 2009
    male
  • David Nicholls
    Watermead Country Park
    27 September 2013
  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows
    14 September 2012
    male
  • David Nicholls
    Burroughs Road, Ratby
    18 August 2012
    male
  • David Nicholls
    Watermead Country Park
    06 September 2012

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species data profile ?

Species profile

Species group:
Flies
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Muscidae
Records on NatureSpot:
90
First record:
07/08/2005 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
20/04/2025 (Nicholls, David)

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  • David Gould
    Narborough Bog NR
    11 September 2009
    female
  • Ron.stevens
    Broughton Astley
    13 November 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
    14 September 2012
    male
  • David Nicholls
    Bradgate Park
    12 October 2007
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    12 November 2005
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    23 June 2007
  • David Nicholls
    Thornton Reservoir
    07 August 2005
    male
  • Lostash
    Whetstone Garden 154
    07 July 2013
  • David Nicholls
    Watermead Country Park
    27 September 2013
  • David Nicholls
    Wirlybones Wood, Ratby
    10 June 2011
    female
  • Ron.stevens
    Broughton Astley
    13 November 2011
  • Ron.stevens
    Broughton Astley
    13 November 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Burroughs Road, Ratby
    18 August 2012
    female
  • Peter Smith
    Cropston garden
    02 September 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
    14 September 2012
    male
  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
    14 September 2012
    male
  • David Gould
    The Spearwort Fields
    18 May 2013
    male
  • Barbara Cooper
    Clawson Hill
    20 June 2013
  • Lostash
    Whetstone Garden 154
    07 July 2013