Dave Brice
@davebriceflies.bsky.social
Fascinated by insects, especially flies, studies Sphaeroceridae. Diptera identification services, morphological illustrations, and high-quality imaging. Bespoke identification training is also available.
@linbrice.bsky.social just updated the Website, it's been a busy 18 months dipteraid.co.uk/projects/ looking ahead to next year already. Anyone ecologists needing help with diptera backlog from this year? Or planning lots of diptera work next year, please contact me if I can help.
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Please share, ta!
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
@linbrice.bsky.social just updated the Website, it's been a busy 18 months dipteraid.co.uk/projects/ looking ahead to next year already. Anyone ecologists needing help with diptera backlog from this year? Or planning lots of diptera work next year, please contact me if I can help.
Please share, ta!
Please share, ta!
Nearing the end of a challenging job from Tenerife, just 90 Sarcophagidae to go! 😥 At least this one doesn't look like all of the others; Miltogramma aurifrons. Still available for ID and imaging projects, UK and Europe dipteraid.co.uk/specimeniden...
Please share if possible
Please share if possible
August 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Nearing the end of a challenging job from Tenerife, just 90 Sarcophagidae to go! 😥 At least this one doesn't look like all of the others; Miltogramma aurifrons. Still available for ID and imaging projects, UK and Europe dipteraid.co.uk/specimeniden...
Please share if possible
Please share if possible
More flies; Coenosia ruficornis (Muscidae), Empis femorata (Empididae) & Hybos culiciformis (Hybotidae). #flies #dipteraid #dipteraimaging Available for ID and imaging projects, please see dipteraid.co.uk/specimeniden... dipteraid.co.uk/macrophotogr... Please share if possible
August 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
More flies; Coenosia ruficornis (Muscidae), Empis femorata (Empididae) & Hybos culiciformis (Hybotidae). #flies #dipteraid #dipteraimaging Available for ID and imaging projects, please see dipteraid.co.uk/specimeniden... dipteraid.co.uk/macrophotogr... Please share if possible
Just felt liking putting on some fly piccies! 🙂 Rhipidia maculata; Dioctra linearis and Ravinia pernix. www.dipteraid.co.uk #flies #entomology #dipteraimaging
July 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Just felt liking putting on some fly piccies! 🙂 Rhipidia maculata; Dioctra linearis and Ravinia pernix. www.dipteraid.co.uk #flies #entomology #dipteraimaging
A large Tolmerus species from Tenerife, haven't worked out which one yet! @flygirlnhm.bsky.social It's a biggy, c.18mm, research here we come. www.dipteraid.co.uk #dipteraid #dipteraimaging #tenerife #canaryislands Still available for any imaging or diptera identification work, Please share
July 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
A large Tolmerus species from Tenerife, haven't worked out which one yet! @flygirlnhm.bsky.social It's a biggy, c.18mm, research here we come. www.dipteraid.co.uk #dipteraid #dipteraimaging #tenerife #canaryislands Still available for any imaging or diptera identification work, Please share
Came across a magnificent Sweet Chestnut tree on our walk this morning, small Border Terrier for scale 😊
July 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Came across a magnificent Sweet Chestnut tree on our walk this morning, small Border Terrier for scale 😊
Garden buzzing, Red-tailed Bumblebee, hoverflies including Scaeva pyrastri, Eristalis tenax, Syritta pipiens and Melanostoma .spp; other Diptera, mostly Neomyia .sp on flowering herbs + 2 Gatekeeper butterflies @flygirlnhm.bsky.social #smallgarden. 4 x 4.5m, 3 years ago was bare walls and gravel
July 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Garden buzzing, Red-tailed Bumblebee, hoverflies including Scaeva pyrastri, Eristalis tenax, Syritta pipiens and Melanostoma .spp; other Diptera, mostly Neomyia .sp on flowering herbs + 2 Gatekeeper butterflies @flygirlnhm.bsky.social #smallgarden. 4 x 4.5m, 3 years ago was bare walls and gravel
Last full day @kneppwilding.bsky.social teaching done, so a little time to get some determinations done; not had to do this with wasps trying to eat the flies before! @dipteracourse.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social #outdoorlab www.dipteraid.co.uk
July 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Last full day @kneppwilding.bsky.social teaching done, so a little time to get some determinations done; not had to do this with wasps trying to eat the flies before! @dipteracourse.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social #outdoorlab www.dipteraid.co.uk
@kneppwilding.bsky.social Day 2 week 2, it's raining so pinning flies caught in preparation y'day evening. Silence as the concentration levels build 😊 Out this afternoon, bug pots, ID and catch and release, to learn Orders. @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social www.dipteraid.co.uk
@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social www.dipteraid.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
@kneppwilding.bsky.social Day 2 week 2, it's raining so pinning flies caught in preparation y'day evening. Silence as the concentration levels build 😊 Out this afternoon, bug pots, ID and catch and release, to learn Orders. @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social www.dipteraid.co.uk
@kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social www.dipteraid.co.uk
@kneppwilding.bsky.social @opwall.bsky.social no invertebrate teaching this morning so out looking at plants and habitats; grasses are interesting (difficult to ID)! Good fun but back to flies this afternoon, Malaise traps to move, samples to sort & determine @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
@kneppwilding.bsky.social @opwall.bsky.social no invertebrate teaching this morning so out looking at plants and habitats; grasses are interesting (difficult to ID)! Good fun but back to flies this afternoon, Malaise traps to move, samples to sort & determine @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
@kneppwilding.bsky.social teaching day four, Lesson 1 - check apples before eating when camping. Volunteers did brilliantly today in scorching heat, collecting sorting and identifying to a good mix of Orders. @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social www.dipteraid.co.uk #teaching
July 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
@kneppwilding.bsky.social teaching day four, Lesson 1 - check apples before eating when camping. Volunteers did brilliantly today in scorching heat, collecting sorting and identifying to a good mix of Orders. @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social www.dipteraid.co.uk #teaching
@kneppwilding.bsky.social Day 3 teaching; but not teaching this morning, so out helping another staff member survey a pond (ID'ing plants, carrying stuff and writing down what I'm told to)! 😅 Worse ways to spend a sunny morning. Now back to sample processing. @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
@kneppwilding.bsky.social Day 3 teaching; but not teaching this morning, so out helping another staff member survey a pond (ID'ing plants, carrying stuff and writing down what I'm told to)! 😅 Worse ways to spend a sunny morning. Now back to sample processing. @flygirlnhm.bsky.social
Day 2 @kneppwilding.bsky.social Lesson 1, how to put your head in a net 🙂 Sweep netting, sorting and pinning followed by Malaise trap sample ID . @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social outdoor classrooms with loads of practical learning! www.dipteraid.co.uk #learning #invertebrates
July 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Day 2 @kneppwilding.bsky.social Lesson 1, how to put your head in a net 🙂 Sweep netting, sorting and pinning followed by Malaise trap sample ID . @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @kneppwildlandfdn.bsky.social outdoor classrooms with loads of practical learning! www.dipteraid.co.uk #learning #invertebrates
Day 1 teaching invert collection and sample processing @kneppwilding.bsky.social Mini kits prepped for the volunteers, keys printed, sample route planned but please stop the rain. Thanks 😊 @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @opwall.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Day 1 teaching invert collection and sample processing @kneppwilding.bsky.social Mini kits prepped for the volunteers, keys printed, sample route planned but please stop the rain. Thanks 😊 @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @opwall.bsky.social
First day at @kneppwilding.bsky.social ready for two weeks of teaching collection techniques and specimen processing. Been out exploring and introducing myself to the locals, White Stork, Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak a few of the early bonuses. @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @opwall.bsky.social
July 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
First day at @kneppwilding.bsky.social ready for two weeks of teaching collection techniques and specimen processing. Been out exploring and introducing myself to the locals, White Stork, Purple Emperor, Purple Hairstreak a few of the early bonuses. @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @opwall.bsky.social
Nancy watching Springwatch. @linbrice.bsky.social fascinated by the Badgers #Springwatch
May 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Nancy watching Springwatch. @linbrice.bsky.social fascinated by the Badgers #Springwatch
Scarce Muscid, Nr Buxton, R. Wye, low veg, buttercups. Phaonia villana @dipteristsforum.bsky.social Field Trip 2025 @ukmuscidae.bsky.social @lancefly.bsky.social
Diptera ID services available for UK, North, Central and Southern Europe. www.dipteraid.co.uk Please share, thanks
Diptera ID services available for UK, North, Central and Southern Europe. www.dipteraid.co.uk Please share, thanks
May 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Scarce Muscid, Nr Buxton, R. Wye, low veg, buttercups. Phaonia villana @dipteristsforum.bsky.social Field Trip 2025 @ukmuscidae.bsky.social @lancefly.bsky.social
Diptera ID services available for UK, North, Central and Southern Europe. www.dipteraid.co.uk Please share, thanks
Diptera ID services available for UK, North, Central and Southern Europe. www.dipteraid.co.uk Please share, thanks
When looking at a new sample I tend to go for the 'pretty' one first; very scientific 🙂 Empis digramma from i@dipteristsforum.bsky.social Spring Field trip 2025, Peak District. Swept from Buttercup @lancefly.bsky.social
Any ecologists requiring Diptera ID please contact me www.dipteraid.co.uk
Any ecologists requiring Diptera ID please contact me www.dipteraid.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
When looking at a new sample I tend to go for the 'pretty' one first; very scientific 🙂 Empis digramma from i@dipteristsforum.bsky.social Spring Field trip 2025, Peak District. Swept from Buttercup @lancefly.bsky.social
Any ecologists requiring Diptera ID please contact me www.dipteraid.co.uk
Any ecologists requiring Diptera ID please contact me www.dipteraid.co.uk
Been a busy few weeks [months], imaging on hold, here’s an Ephydrid from 2024, Hyadina guttata #ecology #dipteraid Planning ahead, if any ecologists have a need for Diptera ID services please let me know. Diptera ID UK, North, Central and Southern Europe. www.dipteraid.co.uk Please share. thanks
April 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Been a busy few weeks [months], imaging on hold, here’s an Ephydrid from 2024, Hyadina guttata #ecology #dipteraid Planning ahead, if any ecologists have a need for Diptera ID services please let me know. Diptera ID UK, North, Central and Southern Europe. www.dipteraid.co.uk Please share. thanks
Dolichopus diadema, from marshy areas on s'Albufereta NNR Mallorca 2023, showing the extended ventral part of the face. #dolichopodidae #ecology #dipterid #imaging Now taking on clients for Diptera identification from UK, North, Central and Southern Europe. www.dipteraid.co.uk
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March 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Dolichopus diadema, from marshy areas on s'Albufereta NNR Mallorca 2023, showing the extended ventral part of the face. #dolichopodidae #ecology #dipterid #imaging Now taking on clients for Diptera identification from UK, North, Central and Southern Europe. www.dipteraid.co.uk
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Latest Family determined from s'Albufereta in Mallorca 2023. Dolichopodidae done! Quite challenging in places but here is Thinophilus flavipalpis, quite a set of palps! New to the Balearics I think unless anyone has more up to date info. ID work done in the UK too! www.dipteraid.co.uk
March 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Latest Family determined from s'Albufereta in Mallorca 2023. Dolichopodidae done! Quite challenging in places but here is Thinophilus flavipalpis, quite a set of palps! New to the Balearics I think unless anyone has more up to date info. ID work done in the UK too! www.dipteraid.co.uk
Looking forward to visiting s'Albufera and s'Albufereta reserves in Mallorca again soon, in the meantime Lispe nana (Muscidae) from shallow muddy areas on s'Albufereta 2023. @mmcminn.bsky.social www.dipteraid.co.uk #ecology #flies
March 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Looking forward to visiting s'Albufera and s'Albufereta reserves in Mallorca again soon, in the meantime Lispe nana (Muscidae) from shallow muddy areas on s'Albufereta 2023. @mmcminn.bsky.social www.dipteraid.co.uk #ecology #flies
Comprehensive true flies ID service for ecological consultancies, landowners, govt agencies, conservation orgs; all sizes of projects undertaken.
1st fly this year (in the house), Hydrophoria linogrisea, Anthomyiidae, larvae found under bark, assumed predatory. www.dipteraid.co.uk #ecology #flies
1st fly this year (in the house), Hydrophoria linogrisea, Anthomyiidae, larvae found under bark, assumed predatory. www.dipteraid.co.uk #ecology #flies
March 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Comprehensive true flies ID service for ecological consultancies, landowners, govt agencies, conservation orgs; all sizes of projects undertaken.
1st fly this year (in the house), Hydrophoria linogrisea, Anthomyiidae, larvae found under bark, assumed predatory. www.dipteraid.co.uk #ecology #flies
1st fly this year (in the house), Hydrophoria linogrisea, Anthomyiidae, larvae found under bark, assumed predatory. www.dipteraid.co.uk #ecology #flies
Playing with images of black and shiny flies for when I eventually get to writing a new key; hopefully. Alloborborus pallifrons (Sphaeroceridae; Copromyzinae) a smart small fly, very 'spikey'. Larvae develop in horse dung (usually), not a species I find often. www.dipteraid.co.uk #ecology #flies
February 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Playing with images of black and shiny flies for when I eventually get to writing a new key; hopefully. Alloborborus pallifrons (Sphaeroceridae; Copromyzinae) a smart small fly, very 'spikey'. Larvae develop in horse dung (usually), not a species I find often. www.dipteraid.co.uk #ecology #flies
Pachygaster atra (Stratiomyidae), f. has orange antenna (males are black). From grassland on a hillfort in Devon. Wet woodland nearby. #ecology #flies #diptera
Ecologists, needing help with backlogs from last year? Planning diptera work next year? Please contact me www.dipteraid.co.uk
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Ecologists, needing help with backlogs from last year? Planning diptera work next year? Please contact me www.dipteraid.co.uk
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February 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Pachygaster atra (Stratiomyidae), f. has orange antenna (males are black). From grassland on a hillfort in Devon. Wet woodland nearby. #ecology #flies #diptera
Ecologists, needing help with backlogs from last year? Planning diptera work next year? Please contact me www.dipteraid.co.uk
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Ecologists, needing help with backlogs from last year? Planning diptera work next year? Please contact me www.dipteraid.co.uk
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