DIPTERA 2 - other flies - A diary of wildlife on Banstead Downs

root-maggot fly [Anthomyia punctipennis?]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2021

root-maggot fly [unidentified]

a root-maggot fly of the family Anthomyiidae on a Sweet Chestnut leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Oct 2025

Golden-haired Robberfly [Choerades marginatus]

Adult piercing and killing a Common Froghopper (Philaenus spumarius) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Jun 2025

Violet Black-legged Robberfly [Dioctria atricapilla]

Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 May 2025

Stripe-legged Robberfly [Dioctria baumhaueri]

Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Jun 2025

Small Yellow-legged Robberfly [Dioctria linearis]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Jul 2021

Common Red-legged Robberfly [Dioctria rufipes]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 May 2025

Kite-tailed Robberfly [Machimus atricapillus

Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Aug 2025

Kite-tailed Robberfly [Machimus atricapillus]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Aug 2025

Kite-tailed Robberfly [Machimus atricapillus]

Female; has caught a froghopper - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Aug 2025

Common Awl Robberfly [Neoitamus cyanurus]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Jun 2025

White-winged Bibio [Bibio leucopterus]

mating pair (male right) of B. leucopterus on Sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Apr 2026

Dark-edged Bee Fly [Bombylius major]

Adult hovering just above the ground - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Apr 2021

Dark-edged Bee-fly [Bombylius major]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 Mar 2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly [Bombylius major]

Dark-edged Bee-fly on a male catkin of Goat Willow (Salix caprea) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Mar 2026

Common Bluebottle [Calliphora vicina]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23 Sep 2025

Common Bluebottle [Calliphora vicina]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 Mar 2026

Common Bluebottle [Calliphora vicina]

Adult on Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Jun 2021

Common Greenbottle [Lucilia sericata?]

Adult on Common Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Sep 2021

green bottle fly [Lucilia sp.]

Adult on a dogwood leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 01 Oct 2025

A diary of wildlife on Banstead Downs