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BTB. Helina Impuncta/depuncta (Fallen, 1825)
Length: 6.and 75mm to 8.25mm.
Family: Muscidae. (True Flies, containing over 4000 recorded species)
Genus Helina.
Flight Season: May to June, females are on the wing till November.
A Common species of fly, found over most of England, Wales and most of Europe; less common further north.
Very difficult to separate the two species from just images alone, as H. Impuncta is very similar to Helina depuncta. After closely looking at the images, I tend to favour the images are of Helina Impuncta. (I stand to be corrected).
Habitat: Woodside edges, pastures, favouring shaded areas. The larvae feed mainly on cow-dung and other decaying matter.
The most common flies in this family are known as “House Flies.” (Musca domestica). Some flies in this family can be described as “synanthrope species of flies,” that benefit profusely from human habitation in the way humans create an artificial habitat around themselves.
Read MoreLength: 6.and 75mm to 8.25mm.
Family: Muscidae. (True Flies, containing over 4000 recorded species)
Genus Helina.
Flight Season: May to June, females are on the wing till November.
A Common species of fly, found over most of England, Wales and most of Europe; less common further north.
Very difficult to separate the two species from just images alone, as H. Impuncta is very similar to Helina depuncta. After closely looking at the images, I tend to favour the images are of Helina Impuncta. (I stand to be corrected).
Habitat: Woodside edges, pastures, favouring shaded areas. The larvae feed mainly on cow-dung and other decaying matter.
The most common flies in this family are known as “House Flies.” (Musca domestica). Some flies in this family can be described as “synanthrope species of flies,” that benefit profusely from human habitation in the way humans create an artificial habitat around themselves.
