Tephritid Fly

The head of a female Euleia heraclei (Diptera: Tephritidae).

Specimen taken in Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK on 2017-10-28.

Muscid Fly

Head of a female Phaonia palpata (Diptera: Muscidae) with its unusually large maxillary palpi.

Specimen collected in the wood around Kings Meadow Tescos, Reading, UK, on 2017-09-23.

Anthomyiid Fly

A female Hylemya sp (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), probably Hylemya vagans but Hylemya nigrimana females are very similar.

Specimen collected in The Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK on 2017-08-27.

Pallopterid Fly

 

A male Palloptera muliebris (Diptera: Pallopteridae) with its distinctive wing-pattern.

Specimen collected in The Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK on 2017-08-27,

Tachinid Flies

A pair of Exorista rustica (Diptera: Tachinidae) captured while mating.

Specimens caught in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2017-08-06.