Sherwood Forest species

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11 species

Antissa sp. (genus) (A soldier fly)

Balaana sp. (genus) (Bee Fly)

Bombyliidae (family) (Unidentified Bee fly)

Calliphora sp. (genus) (Unidentified blowfly)

Chetogaster violacea/viridis (complex) (Bristle Fly)

Comptosia apicalis (A bee fly)

Comptosia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Comptosia bee fly)

Dasybasis sp. (genus) (A march fly)

Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua (A flower-feeding march fly)

Scaptia sp. (genus) (March fly)

Steganopsis melanogaster (A lauxaniid fly)

Species Richness Score (SRS)

668

• Area (hectares) 268.35 ha
• Survey Effort Score (SES) 1.09 sightings per ha

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Conservation level

Invasiveness

True flies (Diptera)

• Bee flies (Bombyliidae)
• Blow flies (Calliphoridae)
• Bristle Flies (Tachinidae)
• Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)
• Flower-loving flies (Apioceridae)
• Hover flies (Syrphidae)
• Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae)
• March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)
• Mydas flies (Mydidae)
• Pelecorhynchid flies (Pelecorhynchidae)
• Robber flies (Asilidae)
• Stiletto flies (Therevidae)
• Tangle-vein flies (Nemestrinidae)
• Other true flies

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