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Yellow Swarming Fly - Thaumatomyia notata

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Yellow Swarming Fly Yellow Swarming Fly - Thaumatomyia notata dylan Laundry Lane 5 Feb 2024, 11:57 p.m. 13 May 2023, 3:53 p.m.
Yellow Swarming Fly Yellow Swarming Fly - Thaumatomyia notata dylan Laundry Lane 5 Feb 2024, 11:57 p.m. 13 May 2023, 3:53 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and fairly frequent in the South, becoming rarer in the North but under-recorded. Habitat includes: Anywhere with aphids such as gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, meadows, field margins, scrub, woodland edge, wasteland etc. Life story: Larvae predate aphids. Length: 2.5 mm.

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