Palloptera umbellatarum
Palloptera umbellatarum
Description
Length about 3 mm. This fly has a heavily spotted wing pattern, a grey thorax and abdomen and orangey legs.
Similar Species
Palloptera/Toxoneura modesta. Great care is needed to separate these two species.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Various habitats including meadows and hedgerows.
When to see it
April to September.
UK Status
Widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Thought to be fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland but not well recorded in our area.
Lostash
Whetstone House 154
07 July 2013
Lostash
Whetstone House 154
07 July 2013
Barbara Cooper
Long Clawson
15 July 2013
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