Description
Over all length 6 – 7mm. This fly is orange on the thorax and abdomen with red eyes. there is a dark line down the centre of the thorax.
Habitat
Hedgerows and woodland edge. The larvae develop in the detritus at the bottom of the nests of Common Wasps Vespula vulgaris.
Status and Distribution
Thinly spread over England and Wales with fewer records from Scotland. Fairly frequent at the reserve.
Best Time to See
June to August.
Gallery
House-fly - Achanthiptera rohrelliformis - female - June 26th 2016
House-fly - Achanthiptera rohrelliformis - female - June 26th 2016
House-fly - Achanthiptera rohrelliformis - female - August 14th 2011
House-fly - Achanthiptera rohrelliformis - male - August 15th 2024
House-fly - Achanthiptera rohrelliformis - male - August 15th 2024
House-fly - Achanthiptera rohrelliformis - male - August 15th 2024 All photography taken at the Netherfield Lagoons, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.