Scoliocentra villosa
Length: Male 7 to 9 mm, Female 6.5 to 8 mm. Scoliocentra villosa is a fly with orange abdomen and legs.
Various habitats including meadows, deciduous woodland and also found in caves.
Can be seen at most times of year but mainly between March and July.
Widespread but not well recorded in Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Graham Calow
Devitt Way, Broughton Astley
31 March 2017
specimen examined
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Heleomyzidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 31/03/2017 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 31/03/2017 (Calow, Graham)
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