Over all length 5 – 5.5mm. This fly has an orange head and eyes, brown thorax and black abdomen. The wings are marked with a pattern of black and white bands.
Habitat
Woodland edge and hedgerows. The larvae are leaf-miners of nettles Urticae.
Status and Distribution
Thinly distributed across the south of England and Wales. Less common further north.
Best Time to See
Late July to September.
Gallery
Banded Nettle Fly - Philophylla caesio - August 16th 2015
Banded Nettle Fly - Philophylla caesio - June 15th 2014
Banded Nettle Fly - Philophylla caesio - June 15th 2014
Banded Nettle Fly - Philophylla caesio - June 15th 2014
Banded Nettle Fly - Philophylla caesio - June 15th 2014
Banded Nettle Fly - Philophylla caesio - June 29th 2026
All photography taken at the Netherfield Lagoons, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
