Months sighted in garden
Chironomid
Eurycnemus crassipes
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Diptera
Relatively large (for a chironomid! - 4-5 mm), fat-bodied with stout, yellow-orange hairy legs and black banded tarsi. Antennae feathered. Thorax large and with median and lateral orange bands. Abdomen yellow with some black banding. Wings with a few black spots. Rests with abdomen raised. Found in greenhouse 20th July, 2025.