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Classification Order: Diptera – true flies Family: Conopodiae

Length .8 to 13 mm

Phenology May through to September.

Identification

The main abdominal area is mainly reddish-brown or yellow-brown. This fly has a distinctive large yellow looking large and inflated-looking, with a kind of bubble at the front, narrow cheeks and short antennae Eyes are reddish and relatively large . When at resti

 

Life Cycle

Diet

Nectar or pollen of varying flowering plants.

Habitat

Flower Meadows and hedgrows