Found this attractive little fly in Nettles at Druridge Bay Northumberland in June. I been trying to track it down since, with no luck.
Any help gratefully received.
Regards brian.
Well i have narrowed this down a bit. It belongs to the family of Picture Wing flies- Tephritidae.
Still need to Id it as an individual but i will keep on trying.
regards brian.
hi brian,
glad im not the only one that had trouble identifying this one. i also spotted this on nettles a couple of weeks ago.
i think its a fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) take a look at this link and see if you agree:
http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/diptera/tep...ag_com.htm
keith.
Thats the guy Outdoorman, ty for saving me a bit of surfing. i cant believe that something so colourful has been such a pain to track down.
regards brian.
Thats the guy Outdoorman, ty for saving me a bit of surfing. i cant believe that something so colourful has been such a pain to track down.
regards brian.
no probs brian. i also cant believe something so colourful doesnt have a more colourfull common name.
oh well, that makes 2 of us been put out of our misery.
all the best...