Chamaemyia aridella
2-3mm. Chamaemyiidae are nearly all small and grey flies. Chamaemyia aridella is all grey but with yellow tibia. The abdomen usually lacks spots or stripes. See the ID checklist below for a list of the key identifying features.
There are 12 species in the genus and most generally similar.
- orbital bristles present
- 1+2 dorsocentrals
- abdomen all grey (rarely with spots)
- tibia yellow
- 3rd antennal segment black (may have small area of yellow near to the arista)
- dark palps
Dry locations.
June - July
Fairly common and widespread
Rare but probably under-recorded.
David Nicholls
Lodge Farm, Hoby
23 June 2026
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true fly (Diptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Chamaemyiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 23/06/2026 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 23/06/2026 (Nicholls, David)
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