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Produce => Pests & Diseases => Topic started by: BarriedaleNick on April 20, 2009, 10:13:18

Title: Does anyone know what species this fly is?
Post by: BarriedaleNick on April 20, 2009, 10:13:18
I saw this on the plot yesterday and didnt recognise it. 
Do any of you have any idea what it is - it looks nasty!

(http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/gallery/9323_20_04_09_10_09_16.JPG)

BarriedaleNick
Title: Re: Does anyone know what species this fly is?
Post by: saddad on April 20, 2009, 10:16:46
No idea, but I wouldn't want one up my trouser leg...  :o
Title: Re: Does anyone know what species this fly is?
Post by: ceres on April 20, 2009, 10:23:16
Bee fly?
Title: Re: Does anyone know what species this fly is?
Post by: saddad on April 20, 2009, 10:28:45
That was my first thought from that recent posting...  :-\
Title: Re: Does anyone know what species this fly is?
Post by: ceres on April 20, 2009, 10:33:49
http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo13188.htm (http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo13188.htm)
Title: Re: Does anyone know what species this fly is?
Post by: Paulines7 on April 20, 2009, 10:34:20
http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/beefly.htm
Title: Re: Does anyone know what species this fly is?
Post by: BarriedaleNick on April 20, 2009, 11:00:29
Thanks everyone - deffo a bee-fly and not as nasty as it looks by the references..... :)
Title: Re: Does anyone know what species this fly is?
Post by: Barnowl on April 20, 2009, 14:21:28
We had one of these last year -  a daytime moth that's big and looks scary but is actually harmless and rather fun.

http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/moth1.htm#humming (http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/moth1.htm#humming)

Title: Re: Does anyone know what species this fly is?
Post by: SPUDLY on April 22, 2009, 15:17:13
Thanks for bringing this up Barriedalenick,

I took a photo of these in the garden a week or so back, and could no get a very clear picture, or identify it on any web sites. Now i know what it is. We have a tree in the garden that hosts solitary bees at the base, they seem to love this tree for some reason. Thanks again.
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