Graphomya maculata

Graphomya maculata

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Description

The males have an orangey-brown patterned abdomen but females have a grey/black pattern. Both have distinctive stripes on the thorax.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Meadows, hedgerows and roadside verges nectaring on various flowers, especially umbellifers.

When to see it

May to September/October.

Life History

The larvae are predatory, feeding in muddy pools and damp leaf litter.

UK Status

Common and widespread in England and Wales.

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland

  • David Nicholls
    Bradgate Park
    12 October 2007
    female
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    24 August 2009
    male
  • David Nicholls
    Watermead Country Park
    27 September 2013
  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows
    14 September 2012
    male
  • David Nicholls
    Burroughs Road, Ratby
    18 August 2012
    male
  • David Nicholls
    Watermead Country Park
    06 September 2012

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