Plants and animals of Pointfield

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

Diptera

Lauxaniid fly

Peplomyza litura


Notes

Small dipteran, less than 5 mm in length, with red eyes, prominent black ocelli, and a longitudinally-stripe thorax. Wings much longer than body and also with dark longitudinal banding. Found in hedge in late May.


Months sighted in garden