| The well
marked Tephritid Flies are yet another severely
under-recorded aspect of Nottinghamshire natural history.
Although often noticed by ourselves, we have done little
work on their photography or identification until
recently. Philophylla caesio (formerly Myoleja
caesio) is another species probably considerably
under-recorded in Nottinghamshire, but is probably quite
widespread. The one illustrated, was one of two found on
resting a small Mountain Ash in an area of Sherwood
Forest CP in late August 2011. It is thought that the
larvae mine the leaves of Nettle or possibly Red Campion, |
