Description: Deutsch: Gemeine Halmfliege (Thaumatomyia notata) am 16. Februar 2019 südlich von Mannheim. Date: 16 February 2019. Source: Own work. Author: Slimguy.
Description: Just a single fly, no sign of a swarm, a few mm long, resting on a Euonymus bush in the garden. The adults feed on nectar and the like, the babies eat root aphids. ID confirmed by John and/or Barbara Ismay - see www.dipteristsforum.org.uk/t3689-Chloropidae-please.html Details for the record: Thaumatomyia notata Ipswich, East Suffolk TM16644502 25-Mar-2014 on Euonymus in back garden 4 observation in East Suffolk currently on NBN Gateway. Date: 25 March 2014, 16:11. Source: Yellow Swarming Fly (Thaumatomyia notata). Author: Martin Cooper from Ipswich, UK. Camera location52° 03′ 40.55″ N, 1° 09′ 33.22″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 52.061264; 1.159229.