Odd looking flying insects
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Difficult to tell from that photo. Are they black, with long gangly back legs that trail behind them as they fly?
They could be Hawthorn Flies. It's the right time of year for them, and they tend to emerge in large numbers. Trout fishermen love 'em, 'cos trout go mad for them and they're relatively easy to imitate:
They could be Hawthorn Flies. It's the right time of year for them, and they tend to emerge in large numbers. Trout fishermen love 'em, 'cos trout go mad for them and they're relatively easy to imitate:
Equus said:
Same family as the Hawthorn Fly, and not dissimilar to look at, but it's normal habitat (as the name suggests) is high moorland and mountain. Not likely to be occurring in large numbers in Gerrard's Cross!
Im not fimilar with Gerrards Cross, so dont know the topography. But here in Yorkshire we see them quite a lot, not just moorlands.Yes St Mark's (a Hawthorn) Fly, loads around everywhere at the moment - clue's in the name.
https://www.buglife.org.uk/bugs-and-habitats/st-ma...
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https://www.buglife.org.uk/bugs-and-habitats/st-ma...
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cadmunkey said:
Im not fimilar with Gerrards Cross, so dont know the topography. But here in Yorkshire we see them quite a lot, not just moorlands.
Ah, but it's cold oop North!Are you sure they're heather flies? I was Leeds, originally, and regularly fished the Wharfe and upper Aire. Big hatches of Hawthorns, but I can't recall seeing heather flies except on the moors. The only obvious difference is that Hawthorns (Bibio marci) are all black, whereas the Heather Fly (Bibio pomonae) has red upper legs.
Mr GrimNasty said:
Yes St Mark's (a Hawthorn) Fly, loads around everywhere at the moment - clue's in the name.
https://www.buglife.org.uk/bugs-and-habitats/st-ma...
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Yes. Loads around here too.https://www.buglife.org.uk/bugs-and-habitats/st-ma...
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