black/orange fly for id

iainL · #1 (**permalink**) 14-01-2011, 07:42 AM

Hi

A wee bit help required, does anyone have any ideas what this thing is? - I've tried but with no real success... Found 13/1 in NE Scotland c. 15mm

Thanks

Iain

Wild-Woman · #2 (**permalink**) 14-01-2011, 07:45 AM

No idea. But I would like to compliment you on the cracking shot!

Jason Green · #3 (**permalink**) 14-01-2011, 06:37 PM

Evening Iain,

Great shot! Do you have any others? The arista are non-plumose, which I assume knocks out most Calypterates. In the past on WAB we've had these elongate orange-grey flies in January ID'd as Heleomyzidae Fly with grey thorax and pinkish abdomen (23rd Jan), and the (possible) pre-apical bristle and at least non-convergent post-vertical (a dorsal view would be good) seem to back that up.

How certain are you with 15mm?

Take care,

Jason

iainL · #4 (**permalink**) 14-01-2011, 09:24 PM

Thanks for the reply and comments Wild-Woman and Jason, luckily I'd dragged it into the house and so it's actually still bopping about. It's now been duly measured and 7-8mm looks about right, including wings so ignore the 15mm, that's way off (probably just a man thing). Anyways it's just flown off again so that may be the last I see of it.

Dorsal view below

Hope that helps,

Many Thanks

Iain