Asteia amoena
1.5-2mm. A very small fly with a shining black upper half and a white bar across the lower face. See ID guidance below.
Your specimen should have all of these features:
- Vein cu curved
- White bar on lower face
- Front and mesonotum black, gena yellow
Adults overwinter in evergreen vegetation such as Ivy.
Common and widespread.
Probably common but under-recorded.
David Nicholls
Ratby church
03 March 2024
David Nicholls
Ratby church
20 December 2023
David Nicholls
Ratby church
20 December 2023
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- Records on NatureSpot:
- 2
- First record:
- 20/12/2023 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 03/03/2024 (Nicholls, David)
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