Diptera 



Anomoia purmunda (Harris, 1780) (spectacled 

 berry fly) 



28-Aug-2012, Upper Bucklebury, GR: 

 SU54216831, Female, on house window, 

 4:30pm. , 43 Berryi's Road, rear garden. Coll: 

 Malcolm Storey, Id: Malcolm Storey, Voucher: 

 Malcolm Storey, 28/08/20 12[A] 



Asilus crabroniformis Linnaeus, 1758 (Hornet 

 Robber Fly) 



Tony Rayner (Cholsey): An exceptionally 

 good, but short season, for this species. 

 Sightings from 1 Aug 2012 to 13 Sep 2012. 

 The count of 46 on 22 Aug 2012 was the 

 second best ever for the site. 



Cheilosia vernalis (Fallen, 1817) (a hoverfly) 

 04 Jun 2012, Upper Bucklebury, GR: 

 SU54216831, Female, visiting Dog Daisy , 43 

 Berryis Road, rear garden. Coll: Malcolm 

 Storey, Id: Malcolm Storey, Voucher: Malcolm 

 Storey, 04/06/201 2[F], Length: 6.9mmForm 

 with orange antennae. 



Choerades marginatus (Linnaeus, 1758) 

 (golden-haired robberfly) 

 19 Aug 2012, Upper Bucklebury, GR: 

 SU542683, Female, indoors , 43 Berryis 

 Road, indoors. Coll: Malcolm Storey, Id: 

 Malcolm Storey, Voucher: Malcolm Storey, 

 1 9/08/201 2[A] 



29 Sep 2012, Upper Bucklebury, GR: 

 SU54216831, Female, alighted on clothing , 

 43 Berryis Road, rear garden. Coll: Malcolm 

 Storey, Id: Malcolm Storey 



Chorisops tibialis (Meigen) (dull four-spined 

 legionnaire) 



22 Jul 2012, Newtown Road Cemetery, GR: 

 SU47016624, Males, swarming at head height 

 under limes , east side, north of chapel. Coll: 

 Malcolm Storey, Id: Malcolm Storey, Voucher: 

 Malcolm Storey, 22/07/201 2[D] 



Conops flavipes Linnaeus, 1758 (a thick- 

 headed fly) 



21 Aug 2012, Upper Bucklebury, GR: 

 SU54216831, Male, visiting Ragwort , 43 

 Berryis Road, rear garden. Coll: Malcolm 

 Storey, Id: Malcolm Storey, Voucher: Malcolm 

 Storey, 21/08/2012[E] 



Contarinia steini (Karsch) (a gall midge) 

 24 Jun 2012, Upper Bucklebury, GR: 

 SU54216831, galled male flower buds of Red 

 Campion , 43 Berryis Road, rear garden, Coll: 

 Malcolm Storey, Id: Malcolm Storey 



Dasysyrphus venustus (Meigen, 1822) (a 

 hoverfly) 



13 May 2012, Moor Copse BBOWT Reserve, 

 GR: SU63977374, Male, visiting Wood Spurge 

 flowers , Moor Copse - sunny glade. Coll: 

 Malcolm Storey, Id: Malcolm Storey, Voucher: 

 Malcolm Storey, 1 3/05/201 2[D] 



Gonia picea (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) (a 

 parasite fly) 



21 Mar 201 2, Hartslock NR, SU616769 - up to 

 20 seen at one time - the first record for the 

 site and the first time I have seen this Spring 

 species. It also cropped up on many sites 

 across England this year - presumably due to 

 the warm, dry Spring weather in the last 2 

 years. 



Norellia spinipes Robineau-Desvoidyi (a dung 

 fly) 



20 Jun 2012, Moor Copse BBOWT Reserve, 

 GR: SU63797412, Female, near pond, on 

 bramble leaf , Park Wood: pond. Coll: Malcolm 

 Storey, Id: Malcolm Storey, Voucher: Malcolm 

 Storey, 20/06/201 2[N] 



Palloptera saltuum (Linnaeus, 1758) (a flutter 

 fly) 



20 Jun 2012, Moor Copse BBOWT Reserve, 

 GR: SU63457386, wing-waving on Burdock 

 leaf , Hogmoor Copse: inlet. Coll: Malcolm 

 Storey, Id: Malcolm Storey, Voucher: Malcolm 

 Storey, 20/06/201 2[F] 



Ptiysocephala rufipes (Fabricius, 1781) (a 

 thick-headed fly) 



19 Aug 2012, Upper Bucklebury, GR: 

 SU54216831, visiting Hemp Agrimony , 43 

 Berryis Road, rear garden, Coll: Malcolm 

 Storey, Id: Malcolm Storey 



Scattiopiiaga suilla (Fabricius) (a dung fly) 



20 Jun 2012, Moor Copse BBOWT Reserve, 

 GR: SU63797412, Female, near pond , Park 

 Wood: pond. Coll: Malcolm Storey, Id: Malcolm 

 Storey, Voucher: Malcolm Storey, 

 20/06/201 2[P] 



Sicus ferrugineus (Linnaeus, 1761) (a thick- 

 headed fly) 



22 Jul 2012, Newtown Road Cemetery, GR: 

 SU47006628, Female , by north wall. Coll: 

 Malcolm Storey, Id: Malcolm Storey, Voucher: 

 Malcolm Storey, 22/07/201 2[C] 



Sphaerophoria taeniata (Meigen, 1822) (a 

 hoverfly) 



22 Aug 2012, Upper Bucklebury, GR: 



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