Identify Thick-headed Flies (Conopidae)
seen at The Netherfield Lagoons

Discover more about these species such as habitat, a detailed description, their national distribution and the best time of year to see them (or visit the lagoons to try and find them!). Each species has photographs to help you in identification.

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Yellow-legged Bee-grabber
Conops flavipes

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Four-banded Bee-grabber
Conops quadrifasciatus

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Waisted Beegrabber
Physocephala rufipes

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Plain-winged Spring Beegrabber
Myopa testacea

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Hairy-legged Spring Beegrabber
Myopa vicaria

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Ferruginous Bee-grabber
Sicus ferrugineus

All photography taken at the Netherfield Lagoons, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire