Pelidnoptera fuscipennis
This fly has a red/brown thorax with darker tram lines along its length, reddish eyes and very dark wings.
Woodland and well wooded areas, often in damp areas.
May and June.
This is a snail killing fly.
Local but widespread in England and Wales, less well recorded in Scotland.
Uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR
11 June 2010
mating pair
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR
11 June 2010
mating pair
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Sciomyzidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 11/06/2010 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 11/06/2010 (Nicholls, David)
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