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

Lauxaniid fly [Minettia inusta]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jun 2025

lauxaniid fly [Sapromyza quadricincta?]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2021

Lauxaniid fly [Tricholauxania praeusta?]

Lauxaniid fly, possibly T. praeusta - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 12 Oct 2025

Death's Head Fly (or Batman Hoverfly) [Myathropa florea]

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

limonid cranefly [Limonia phragmitidis]

Adult – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 May 2025

muscid fly [Helina reversio]

Adult on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2023

Face Fly [Musca autumnalis]

male M. autumnalis - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Mar 2026

muscid fly [Phaonia angelicae]

Female on Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 Aug 2021

fungus gnat [unidentified]

fungus gnat of the family Mycetophilidae on a holly leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Nov 2025

dark-winged fungus gnat [Sciara sp?]

fungus gnat on an oak stump – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Mar 2026

Common Cluster Fly [Pollenia rudis]

Female on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Aug 2021

Dark-winged Flesh Fly [Nyctia halterata]

Adult on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Aug 2021

Dark-winged Flesh Fly [Nyctia halterata]

Male on Hogweed (Heracleum_sphondylium) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Jul 2022

flesh fly [Sarcophaga carnaria agg.]

Adult on Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 08 Jul 2021

Common Flesh Fly [Sarcophaga carnaria?]

Sarcophaga sp. flesh fly, possibly S. carnaria - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Jul 2021

dung fly [Scathophaga sp.]

Dung fly, possibly female S. stercoraria), on a bramble leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Oct 2025

Snail-killing Fly [Trypetoptera punctulata]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Jul 2025

ensign fly [Nemopoda nitidula?]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2021

Lesser Dung Fly [Sepsis fulgens]

Adult on Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2021

Orange Legionnaire [Beris vallata]

Adult on Rubus sp. leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jun 2015

A diary of wildlife on Banstead Downs