Natural history of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso from 2015   

Index to insects other than lepidoptera

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Diptera: Hoverflies

Bacchinid hoverfly
Baccha elongata
Cheilosiid hoverfly
Cheilosia ?variabilis
Xylotine hoverfly
Criorhina floccosa
Syrphid
Dasysyrphus aslbostriatus
Syrphid
Epistrophe elegans
Marmalade hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalid hoverfly
Eristalis ?arbustorum
Tapered hoverfly
Eristalis pertinax
Common drone fly
Eristalis tenex
Migrant hoverfly
Eupeodes corollae
Hoverfly
Eupeodes luniger
Syrphinid hoverfly
Eupeodes sp.
Cheilosiid hoverfly
Ferdinandea cuprea
Eristalin hoverfly
Helophilus pendulus
Hoverfly
Leucozona lucorum
Syrphid hoverfly
Melangyna compositarum
Syrphid hoverfly
Melangyna umbellatarum
Chequered hoverfly
Melanostoma scalare
Hoverfly
Meliscaeva auricollis
Narcissus bulb hoverfly
Merodon equestris
Hoverfly
Myathropa florea
Chrysogastrine syrphid
Neoascia podagrica
Pipizid hoverfly
Pipiza sp.
Bacchinid hoverfly
Platycheirus albimanus
Pied hoverfly
Scaeva pyrastri
Bog hoverfly
Sericomyia silentis
Long hoverfly
Sphaerophoria interrupta
Long hoverfly
Sphaerophoria scripta
Syrphinid hoverfly
Sphaerophoria sp.
Sphenginid syrphid
Sphengina sibirica
Xylotinid hoverfly
Syritta pipiens
Hoverfly
Syrphus ribesii
Voluceline hoverfly
Volucella bombylans
Pellucid hoverfly
Volucella pellucens
Syrphid hoverfly
Xanthogramma pedissequum

Diptera: Acalyptrates

Celery fly
Euleia heraclei
Fruit fly
Chaetorellia jaceae
Fruit fly
Trypeta immaculata
Spectacled berry fly
Anomoia purmunda
Dryomyzid fly
Dryomyza anilis
Fruit fly
Drosophila sp.
Lauxaniid fly
Meiosimyza decempunctata
Lauxaniid fly
Meiosimyza rorida
Lauxaniid fly
Lauxaniid indet.
Ensign fly
Nemopoda sp.
opomyzid fly
Opomyza florum
opomyzid fly
Opomyza germinationis agg.
Tremble-wing fly
Palloptera muliebris
Pallopterid fly
Palloptera quinquemaculata
Tremble-wing fly
Palloptera saltuum
Pallopterid fly
Palloptera ?ustulata
Lauxaniid fly
Peplomyza litura
Rust fly
Psila sp.
Heleomyzid fly
?Scoliocentra sp.
Ensign fly
Sepsis sp.
Heleomyzid fly
Suillia variegata
Heleomyzid fly
Suillia sp.
Ox-eye daisy fly
Tephritis neesii
Picture-winged fly
Tephritis sp.
Lauxaniid fly
Tricholauxania praeusta
Mottled thistle fly
Xyphosia militia

Diptera: Calyptrates

Root-maggot fly
Anthopyia ?procellaris
Root-maggot fly
?Botanophila fugax
Blowfly
Calliphora vicina
Muscid fly
Coenosia tigrina
Root-maggot fly
Delia sp.
Tachinid fly
Eriothrix rufomaculata
Muscid fly
Graphomya maculata
Dark-winged muscid fly
?Hebecnema sp.
Muscid fly
?Helina impuncta
Root-maggot fly
Hydrophoria lancifer
Root-maggot fly
Hydrophoria ?linogrisea
Root-maggot fly
Leucophora sp.
Greenbottle
Lucilia ?caesar
Piophyllid fly
Neottiophilum praeustum
Muscid fly
Phaonia ?angelicae
Muscid fly
Phaonia ?errans
Muscid fly
Phaonia pallida
Muscid fly
Phaonia subventa
Stable fly
Stomoxys calcitrans
Tachinid fly
Phasia sp.
Tachinid fly
?Phryxe sp.
Flesh fly
Sarcophaga sp.
Yellow dung fly
Scathophaga stercoraria
Tachinid fly
Tachina fera
Tachinid fly
Tachina ursina

Diptera: other brachycerids

Bee fly
Bombylius major
Broad centurion
Chloromyia formosa
Black-horned gem
Microchrysa polita
Bright four-spined legionnaire
Chorisops nagatomii
Dagger fly
Empis tessellatus
Dagger fly
Empis livida
Dagger fly
Empis digramma
Dagger fly
Hilara sp.
Spear-wing fly
Lonchoptera sp.
Snipefly
Rhagio lineola
Twin-spot centurion
Sargus bipunctatus
Dolichopodid fly
Sciapus platypterus
Stiletto fly
?Thereva sp.
Scavenger fly
Scatopsidae indet.
blackfly
?Simulium sp.
Flat-footed fly
Lindneromyia dorsalis
Flat-footed fly
Callomyia speciosa

Diptera: Nematocera (Craneflies and allies)

St Mark's fly
Bibio marci
Tiger cranefly
Nephrotoma flavescens
Tiger cranefly
Nephrotoma flavipalpis
Tiger cranefly
Nephrotoma quadrifaria
Cranefly
Tipula confusa
Cranefly
Tipula fulvipennis
Cranefly
Tipula lateralis
Cranefly
Tipula oleracea
Cranefly
Tipula paludosa
Cranefly
Tipula pagana
Cranefly
Tipula rufina
Cranefly
Tipula vittina
Winter cranefly
Trichocera sp.
Limoniid cranefly
Dicranomyia chorea
Limonid cranefly
Epiphragma ocellare
Limoniid cranefly
Limonia nubeculosa
Limoniid cranefly
Limonia sp.
Limoniid cranefly
Phylodorea ferruginea
Limoniid cranefly
Rhipidia sp.
Wood gnat
Sylvicola sp. 1
Wood gnat
Sylvicola sp. 2
Keroplatid fungus gnat
Macroceras sp. ?vittata
Fungus gnat
Mycetophila sp.
Fungus gnat
Symmerus annulatus
Dark-winged fungus gnat
Sciaridae indet.
Chironomid
Chironomus plumosus
Chironomid
Eurycnemus crassipes
Chironomid
Microtendipes pedellus
Chironomid
Psectrotanypus varius
Chironomid
Chironomidae undet.
Chironomid
Chironomid
Banded mosquito
Culiseta annulata
Owl midge
Psychoda sigma
Owl midge
Philosepedon ?humilis
Owl midge
Psychodidae undet.
?Gnat
unknown sp.

Diptera: Tracks and trails

Holly leaf miner
Phytomyza ilicis
Hogweed leaf miner
Phytomyza pastinacea/spondylii
Clematis leaf miner
Phytomyza clematada
Pea leaf miner
Liriomyza huidobrensis
Snowberry leaf miner
Aulagromyza hendeliana
Sowthistle leaf miner
Chromatomyia syngenesiae/horticola agg.