Chrysops
relictus (Meigen,
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This distinctive fly may be known to many who walk the countyside, especially by it's known tendancy to bite. The green-eyed Chrysops relictus is found in areas of wet heaths, moors and woodlands, with the larva living in damp/wet soil. They are stoutly-built flies, mostly black but with variable yellow-orange bands around the upper part of the abdomen. Both male (upper photographs) and female are illustrated. | ||
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Chrysops
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