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Posted by LindaB on 21-07-2009 17:04

Hi - my first post in here :)

Would someone be able to ID this little fly that was in my garden please?

Also, if it can be ID'd would you also tell me if it bites humans (sounds like a silly question, but I do like to know if something in my garden might give me a nasty bite lol).

Many thanks

www.pbase.com/lindabuckell/image/115188450.jpg

Linda

Posted by pwalter on 21-07-2009 17:08

Hi! Chrysopilus female, Rhagionidae, a snipe fly, completely harmless, eats other insects.

Edited by pwalter on 21-07-2009 17:08

Posted by LindaB on 21-07-2009 17:12

pwalter wrote:
Hi! Chrysopilus female, Rhagionidae, a snipe fly, completely harmless, eats other insects.

Hi - oh wow, thanks for such a rapid and full response - thats very kind of you.

I can rest easy now then if I see these in the garden lol.

Many thanks again.

Linda

Posted by tim worfolk on 21-07-2009 17:13

Chrysopilus asiliformis going by the greyish colour and yellowish legs.

Tim

Posted by LindaB on 21-07-2009 17:53

Tim Worfolk wrote:
Chrysopilus asiliformis going by the greyish colour and yellowish legs.

Tim

Thanks for that too Tim, much appreciated. I will keep checking back to see if others concur with your ID, as it would be nice to name it correctly in my photo gallery :)

(At least I know its harmless now lol)

Thanks again.

Linda

Posted by LindaB on 21-07-2009 22:21

pwalter wrote:
Where's Your photo gallery?

Hi - oh yes sorry, I should perhaps have put the gallery link in a signature or something - I didnt get a chance earlier when I registered.

Anyway, here is the link to the Insects part of my galleries:
http://www.pbase....ll/insects

and here is the link to the sub-gallery for flies
http://www.pbase....kell/flies

If by any chance you do take a look and see anything that I have incorrectly ID'd, please do let me know - thanks :)

Linda

Edited by ChrisR on 21-07-2009 22:44

Posted by ChrisR on 21-07-2009 22:46

Can you tell me where you saw the Gymnosoma here? :) Was it in England?

Posted by LindaB on 21-07-2009 22:55

ChrisR wrote:
Can you tell me where you saw the Gymnosoma here? :) Was it in England?

Hi - yes, definitely in the UK and I am 99% certain that these were taken in my garden. I normally put in the photo details where I have taken the photo but I notice I didnt on these, although the majority of my photos of insects are from my garden. I have loads of these little daisy-type flowers in the garden and from memory, I believe these flies were in the front garden.

Linda

Posted by ChrisR on 21-07-2009 23:08

#10

Very nice - could you PM me the details, such as location, grid reference, date etc? I am pretty sure you are in the known range of G.rotundatum but it would be a nice record and it's worth checking out :)