Species: Yellow Spear-winged Fly (Lonchoptera lutea)
Family: Spear-winged flies (LONCHOPTERIDAE)
Category: Insects (Other)
Location: NW
A. Insects (Other)
More extensive information on insects can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Spear-winged flies (LONCHOPTERIDAE)
Spear-winged flies are small, slender flies, yellow to brown in colour, that are found all over the world. They have almost pointed wings and a distinctive pattern of venation. They tend to occupy shady grass areas. These flies tend to be distinctively bristly.
C. Yellow Spear-winged Fly (Lonchoptera lutea)
The Yellow Spear-winged fly differs from the rest of the spear-winged fly family in that it prefers habitats that are not shaded.
These insects are between 2 and 5 millimetres long.
One can see Yellow Spear-winged flies from spring to autumn. They generally live in leaf litter.
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Yellow Spear-winged Fly
One can see Yellow Spear-winged flies from spring to autumn. They generally live in leaf litter.
(Photo credit: Stuart MA Ball.)
