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True flies

2,117 species

Black-horned Cleg

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
743
Scientific name
Haematopota crassicornis

Locust Blowfly

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
730
Scientific name
Stomorhina lunata

Fruit fly

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
722
Scientific name
Urophora cardui

Helius flavus

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
722
Group
True flies

Spear-winged fly

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
699
Scientific name
Lonchoptera bifurcata

Phasia obesa

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
689
Group
True flies

Ladybird Fly

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
681
Scientific name
Gymnosoma rotundatum

Root-maggot Fly

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
676
Scientific name
Hydrophoria lancifer

Parasitic fly

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
671
Scientific name
Voria ruralis

Large Meadow Fly

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
664
Scientific name
Chrysotoxum cautum

Delicate Soldier

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
658
Scientific name
Oxycera nigricornis

Hairy-eyed Halfband

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
657
Scientific name
Melangyna lasiophthalma