Months sighted in garden
Lauxaniid fly
Meiosimyza decimpunctata
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Diptera
Tiny dipteran 5 mm in length with red eyes, orange thorax with longitudinal lines of bristles and orange abdomen. Wings much longer than body and with a very characteristic pattern of 10 black spots. Found in hedge in late May and June.