Further Information
Mike Hackston’s British Diptera Keys
Hoverfly Recording Scheme
Identification guides for soldierflies and allies from the Soldierflies and Allies Recording Scheme
Nematocera – Craneflies
Nephrotoma appendiculata
Nephrotoma crocata
Nephrotoma flavescens
Tiger Cranefly
Nephrotoma scurra
Ptychoptera albimana
Ptychoptera contaminata
Tipula oleracea
Tipula rufina
Tipula varipennis
Tipula vernalis
Tipula vittata
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Bibionidae – St Mark’s Flies
Dilophus febrilis – Fever Fly
Bibio leucopterus
Bibio marci
St Marks Fly
Bibio pomonae
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Psychodidae – Moth Flies
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Chironomidae – Non-biting Midge
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Rhagionidae – Snipeflies
Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly
Rhagio notatus
Rhagio scolopaceus
Rhagio tringarius – Marsh Snipefly
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Tabanidae – Horseflies
Chrysops relictus
Twin-lobed Deerfly
Haematopota crassicornis
Black-horned Cleg
Haematopota pluvialis
Notch-horned Cleg
Tabanus autumnalis
Large Marsh Horsefly
Hybomitra distinguenda
Tabanus sudeticus
Dark Giant Horsefly
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Stratiomidae – Soldierflies
Beris chalybata
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire
Beris geniculata
Long-horned Black Legionnaire
Beris vallata
Common Orange Legionnaire
Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurian
Nemotelus uliginosus
Barred Snout
Odontomyia ornata
Ornate Brigadier
Oplodontha viridula
Common Green Colonel
Oxycera rara
Four-barred Major
Oxycera trilineata
Three-lined Soldier
Stratiomys potamida
Banded General
Stratiomys singularior
Flecked General
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Bombyliidae – Bee-flies
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Therevidae – Stilettoflies
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Asilidae – Robberflies
Dioctria baumhaueri
Stripe-legged Robberfly
Dioctria rufipes
Common Red-legged Robberfly
Lasiopogon cinctus
Spring Heath Robberfly
Leptarthrus brevirostris
Slender-footed Robberfly
Leptogaster cylindrica
Striped Slender Roberfly
Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly
Neoitamus cyanurus
Common Awl Robberfly
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Empididae – Dagger Flies
Empis tessellata
Empis livida
Empis opaca
Empis trigramma
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Dolichopodidae – Long-legged Flies
Poecilobothrus nobilitatus
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Syrphidae – Hoverflies
Anasimyia contracta
Baccha elongata
Cheilosia albitarsis agg.
Cheilosia grossa
Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia pagana
Cheilosia scutellata
Cheilosia variabilis
Chrysogaster solstitialis
Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum festivum
Criorhina floccosa
Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus venustus
Epistrophe diaphana
Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe nitidicollis
Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly
Eristalinus sepulchralis
Eristalis arbustorum
Eristalis horticola
Eristalis intricarius
Eristalis nemorum
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis similis
Eumerus sp.
Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes latifasciatus
Eupeodes luniger
Ferdinandea cuprea
Helophilus hybridus
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus trivittatus
Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona laternaria
Leucozona lucorum
Melangyna cincta
Melangyna compositarum / labiatarum
Melanostoma mellinum
Melanostoma scalare
Meliscaeva auricollis
Spotted Thintail
Meliscaeva cinctella
Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly
Myathropa florea
Parhelophilus sp.
Pipizella sp.
Pipiza sp.
Pipiza austriaca
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus fulviventris
Platycheirus granditarsus
Platycheirus manicatus
Platycheirus peltatus
Platycheirus rosarum
Platycheirus scutatus agg.
Rhingia campestris
Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva selenitica
Sericomyia lappona
Sericomyia silentis
Sphaerophoria scripta
Syritta pipiens
Syrphus ribesii
Triglyphus primus
Tropidia scita
Volucella bombylans
Volucella inanis
Volucella pellucens
Volucella zonaria
Xylota jakutorum
Xylota segnis
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Conopidae – Thick-headed Flies
Conops flavipes
Conops quadrifasciatus
Physocephala rufipes
Sicus ferrugineus
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Micropezidae – Stilt-legged flies
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Pallopteridae, Ulidiidae, Platystomatidae & Tephritidae – Picture-winged Flies
Anomoia purmunda
Ceroxys urticae
Euleia heraclei
Oxyna parietina
Tephritis formosa
Terellia ruficauda
Urophora cardui
Urophora jaceana agg.
Urophora quadrifasciata
Urophora stylata
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Sciomyzidae – Snail-killing Flies
Coremacera marginata
Sepedon sphegea
Trypetoptera punctulata
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Chloropidae – Grass Flies
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Scathophagidae – Dungflies
Scathophaga stercoraria
Yellow Dung Fly
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Heleomyzidae
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Muscidae – Houseflies & Allies
Coenosia tigrina
Mesembrina meridiana
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Calliphoridae – Blow Flies
Calliphora vicina
Cynomya mortuorum
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Anthomyiidae – Root-maggot flies
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Tachinidae – Parasitic Flies
Dexiosoma caninum
Gymnocheta viridis
Phasia hemiptera
Tachina fera
Tachina grossa
Voria ruralis
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Sarcophagidae – Flesh flies
Metopia species
Sarcophaga species
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