Identify Soldier-flies (Stratiomyidae)
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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Murky-legged Black Legionnaire
Beris chalybata

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Long-horned Black Legionnaire
Beris geniculata

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Common Orange Legionnaire
Beris vallata

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Bright Four-spined Legionnaire
Chlorisops nagatomii

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Ornate Brigadier
Odontomyia ornata

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Yellow-legged Centurion
Sargus flavipes

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Twin-spot Centurion
Sargus bipunctatus

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Yellow-legged Black
Pachygaster leachii

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Four-barred Major
Oxycera rara

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Dark-winged Black
Pachygaster atra

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Black Colonel
Odontomyia tigrina

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White-barred Soldier
Oxycera morrisii

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Broad Centurion
Chloromyia formosa

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Black-horned Gem
Microchrysa polita

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Common Green Colonel
Oplodontha viridula

All photography taken at the Netherfield Lagoons, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire