Mycophaga testacea
Mycophaga testacea
Description
5-9mm. This is a distinctive anthomyiid (one of the few!) with an orange abdomen and a grey thorax. It has long plumose aristae and a yellow tip/rim to the scutellum. The legs are mainly orange.
ID checklist (your specimen should have all of these features)
- 5-9mm
- orange abdomen
- grey thorax
- long plumose aristae
- orange legs
- scutellum with a yellow rim
Recording advice
Good images of both the top of the fly and the side needed.
Habitat
Damp woodland in Autumn. Found around fungi.
When to see it
Autumn.
UK Status
Reasonably common.
VC55 Status
Uncommon (or under-recorded).
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured squares = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020
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Additional images
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