House Fly
Hydrotaea similis
Description
Over all length 8 to 10mm. A dark-grey fly with pale patches on its 'shoulders' and at the sides of the last segments of its tapering abdomen. There are also some dark lines at the front of the thorax.
Habitat
Woodland and woodland-edge. Often associated with mammals and their dung.
Status and distribution
Widespread but thinly distributed over much of Britain. Under-recorded in Nottinghamshire and recorded once at Netherfield Lagoons.
Best time to see
May to July.