A place to add everything I see on my visits to Kirk lane and Nunroyed park. At the time I believe I have named everything right to the best of my knowledge but there will be an odd few that are wrong. Those marked with a "*" are most likely to be that species but have not been confirmed.
Fruit fly (Urophora stylata)
Fly
26 June 2021 Park
26 June 2021 Park
Length: 4-6 mm. This fruit fly is mostly orange with black patterned wings, typical of this family
Found on thistles where it causes galls to form on the host plant.
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