Ornate Brigadier
Odontomyia tigrina
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| This is a rare Soldier Fly nationally, with most records coming from a few coastal areas around southern England. It is considerably rarer inland and so its discovery at Attenborough NR in May 2020 by Tim Sexton (who kindly supplied the accompanying photographs) much surely represent an unexpected addition to the Nottinghamshire fauna. Odontomyia ornata is a large species, often referred to by Dipterists as being one of the 'big five' Soldier Flies. | ||
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| Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of
Odontomyia ornata |
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