Soldierflies and Allies

Soldierflies, robberflies, bee-flies, horseflies - these are some of the intriguing insects that are the focus of the National Recording Scheme for Soldierflies and Allies. This talk introduces the flies and their natural history, including some of the special species that can be found in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Martin Harvey is an entomologist and biological recorder based at the UKCEH Biological Records Centre, where he works on projects including the iRecord online recording system, liaison with national recording schemes, and the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme. He also teaches for Field Studies Council. As a volunteer Martin runs the national Soldierflies and Allies Recording Scheme, and is County Moth Recorder for Berkshire vice-county.
Useful URLs:
Soldierflies and Allies Recording Scheme: dipterists.org...
Targeting Revisits Map, Soldierflies: connect-apps.c...