Bath Wildlife Sightings
Tephritis species (a Picture-wing Fly), South Twerton, Bath, ST7364
Date first seen
Date last seen
Frequency of Sighting
Once only
Species
Evidence
Basking in sun within hedge
Quantity
One
Locality
Back Garden bath
Habitat
Within hedge, mixed species but including a large amount of honeysuckle
Environmental Conditions
Sunny
Grid Reference
ST732641
Other Information
A Dipterist disagrees this is Burdock Fly Tephritis bardanae, due to dark spots at the ends of longest veins (R4+5 & M1+2) are connected to the rest of the dark pattern.
Recorded by
Alvan White
Identified by
Mike Williams
