Identify Snail-killing Flies (Sciomyzidae)
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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Hooded Dryomyzid
Dryomyza anilis

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Brown-winged Millipede-killer
Pelidnoptera fuscipennis

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Sieve-winged Snailkiller
Coremacera marginata

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Chalk Snailkiller
Dichetophora obliterata

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Grey S-veined Sciomyzid
Elgiva cucularia

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Brown S-veined Snailkiller
Elgiva solicita

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Brown Sieve-winged Snailkiller
Euthycera fumigata

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Five-spotted Snailkiller
Hydromya dorsalis

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Six-spotted Snailkiller
Ilione albiseta

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Stripe-backed Snailkiller
Limnia unguicornis

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Stripe-headed Little Snailkiller
Pherbellia cinerella

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Black-horned Little Snailkiller
Pherbellia dubia

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Spot-winged Little Snailkiller
Pherbellia schoenherri

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Net-winged Snailkiller
Pherbina coryleti

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Blue Long-horned Snailkiller
Sepedon sphegea

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Snail-killing Fly
Tetanocera species

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Common Buff Snailkiller
Tetanocera ferruginea

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Field Buff Snailkiller
Tetanocera elata

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Picture-winged Snailkiller
Trypetoptera punctulata

All photography taken at the Netherfield Lagoons, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire