Melieria crassipennis
Length: 10mm. This species has spotted wings that help with identification. It also has a square-like head with a pale frons.
Very similar to Melieria omissa but this species is usually only found in coastal areas.
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Often seen perching, face-down, on waterside vegetation.
May - July
Fairly common.
Fairly common.
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
09 July 2017
David Nicholls
Burbage Common
01 July 2011
Paul Ruddoch
Rhubarb Island
30 June 2015
Graham Calow
Burbage Common and Woods
20 June 2014
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true fly (Diptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Ulidiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 11
- First record:
- 01/07/2011 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 07/08/2021 (Gould, David)
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David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
23 June 2018
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
23 June 2018
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
23 June 2018
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
23 June 2018
David Gould
Aylestone Meadows, Spearwort Fields
07 August 2021
Graham Calow
Burbage Common and Woods
20 June 2014
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
09 July 2017
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields
25 June 2016
