Mesembrina meridiana

Noon fly

Mesembrina meridiana, Noon Fly, is a large fly found mainly in areas with cattle. Redmire is a dairy area. The adults feed on nectar and pollen. The eggs are laid on dung, hatching into carnivorous larvae that feed on other insects in the dung.


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Mesembrina meridiana, Noon fly
Noon flies
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Mesembrina meridiana, Noon fly
Mesembrina meridiana
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Mesembrina meridiana on ivy
On ivy flowers
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Mesembrina meridiana on ivy
Feeding on ivy
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Mesembrina meridiana with Calliphora vomitoria
Noon Fly and Bluebottle

Photograph detail


Slide 1: Mesembrina meridiana, Noon flies sunning on a beehive. West Wood, Redmire. October.


Slide 2: Mesembrina meridiana, Noon Fly sunning on a paving stone. Redmire. October.


Slide 3: Mesembrina meridiana, Noon Fly cleaning after feeding on Ivy, Hedera helix. Church Lane, Redmire. October.


Slide 4: Mesembrina meridiana, Noon Fly feeding on Ivy, Hedera helix. Church Lane, Redmire. October.


Slide 5: Mesembrina meridiana, Noon Fly on Ivy, Hedera helix, with Bluebottle, Calliphora vomitoria. Church Lane, Redmire. October.