Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tephritid - southern England 6.vii.2006

Posted by Tony Irwin on 06-07-2006 21:23
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Nice photo, Chris - it's not just tabanids that have eye bands!
A great way to find this species is to do some gloss painting - if there's any honeysuckle (Lonicera) around, they'll almost certainly turn up and get stuck in the paint. It's the white spirit they find irresistable, presumably reminds them of some volatile given off by Lonciera berries.
Tony