Herina frondescentiae
This is a very distinctive picture-winged fly. Its wings are patterned with wide dark bands. One of the smallest picture-winged flies, 3-3.5mm.
Typically found in wet, rush-dominated habitats and brownfield sites.
Summer.
The larvae are belived to develop in wet rotting vegetation.
Fairly frequent and widespread in Britain.
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft NR
11 June 2010
AJ Cann
Herbert's Meadow
29 June 2024
David Nicholls
Botcheston Bog
16 June 2017
Kate Nightingale
Ulverscroft
17 June 2015
Kate Nightingale
Ulverscroft
10 June 2015
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Ulidiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 9
- First record:
- 11/06/2010 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 24/07/2024 (Timms, Sue)
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Kate Nightingale
Lea Meadows
17 June 2015
