Noon Fly - Mesembrina meridiana
Description
This large fly is easily identified by the jet black colour adorned with orange-gold on the base of its wings, on its feet and on its face.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Well wooded and well vegetated areas, where it likes to sun-bathe on plant leaves, fences, trees and even on the ground.
When to see it
Late summer and autumn.
Life History
It breeds in dung.
UK Status
Common and widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 7.5.2009).JPG)
Graham CalowSapcote07 May 2009
Graham CalowSapcote20 September 2013
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood01 October 2004
David NichollsRatby29 September 2006
Barbara CooperClawson Hill21 May 2012
LostashNarborough Bog Nature Reserve02 May 2010
 Donkey Lane Sapcote SP 4858 9298 (taken 7.5.2009).JPG)
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Mike HiggottCounty Hall21 April 2017
Graham CalowSapcote22 May 2013 Granitethorpe Sapcote SP 4944 9358 (taken 14.5.2010).JPG)
Graham CalowGranitethorpe Quarry, Sapcote14 May 2010
David NichollsWirlybones Wood, Ratby24 May 2008 Granitethorpe Sapcote SP 4944 9358 (taken 14.5.2010),.JPG)
Graham CalowGranitethorpe Quarry, Sapcote14 May 2010
David NichollsNarborough Bog02 May 2011
David NichollsWirlybones Wood, Ratby10 June 2011
David NichollsLea Meadows16 October 2011
David NichollsUlverscroft18 May 2012
Alan SemperHarby garden09 October 2012
Alan SemperHarby, Nature Reserve31 August 2013
Lyndsey PollardBelton25 April 2017
Mike HiggottCounty Hall13 May 2016mating pair
Paul RuddochMelton Country Park14 May 2016
Paul RuddochMelton Mowbray Country Park02 September 2014
Mike HiggottCounty Hall12 September 2018
 Granitethorpe Sapcote SP 4944 9358 (taken 14.5.2010).JPG)
 Granitethorpe Sapcote SP 4944 9358 (taken 14.5.2010),.JPG)
