Nyctia halterata
7-9mm (typically). A shiny black-bodied flesh fly with wings that are darkened anteriorly.
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Various habitats.
Mainly May to September.
Mainly distributed in the southern half of Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Ian Harding
Cloud Wood
27 May 2024
Andy's Rutland
Empingham garden
22 June 2024
Andy's Rutland
Empingham garden
22 June 2024
Andy's Rutland
Love's Lane-Empingham
17 August 2018
Richard Pegler
Cloud Wood
18 August 2020
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Sarcophagidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 9
- First record:
- 17/08/2018 (Dejardin, Andrew)
- Last record:
- 13/08/2024 (Dejardin, Andrew)
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CAPochin
Nevill Holt
24 July 2022
Andy's Rutland
Empingham garden
07 August 2023
