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All images on this website have been taken in Leicestershire and Rutland by NatureSpot members. We welcome new contributions - just register and use the Submit Records form to post your photos. Click on any image below to visit the species page. The RED / AMBER / GREEN dots indicate how easy it is to identify the species - see our Identification Difficulty page for more information. A coloured rating followed by an exclamation mark denotes that different ID difficulties apply to either males and females or to the larvae - see the species page for more detail.
Flies
Muscidae - House flies
This is a large family of flies, commonly called 'House flies' because of the close association of some muscids with humans.
Calliphoridae - Blow-flies
Adults are commonly shiny with metallic coloring, often with blue, green, or black. Many species lay eggs on meat or carrion and they get their old English name from meat being 'blown' with maggots.
- Blowflies of Britain - Identification key to subfamilies and species of forensic importance
- Steven Falk test key to British Blowflies
Rhinophoridae
All of the rhinophorids attack woodlice and are found where woodlice are present.
Sarcophagidae - Flesh flies
Most flesh flies breed in carrion, dung, or decaying material, but a few species lay their eggs in the open wounds of mammals, hence their common name.
Identification help can be found on the Sarcophagidae Facebook page.