Events

Diptera Workshop at Preston Montford, 2019

The ‘empids’ form a large group of nearly 400 species consisting

Staffordshire Invertebrate Science Fair 2019 (SISF_19)

Annual Entomological event 

More information to follow - check out their Facebook page for updates https://www.facebook.com/staffsbugfest/

Introduction to ‘Craneflies’ (Tipulidae)

Pete Boardman (Bridgnorth). This workshop will provide attendees with an introduction to the natural history of cranflies or daddy long-legs.

Identifying Hoverflies

This course is aimed at the novice hoverfly recorder and will take participants through all aspects of hoverfly identification using a mixture of set material, field collection and powerpoint prese

Field ID of Flies

2019 is the Year of the Fly, so celebrate these misunderstood invertebrates with our Field ID of Flies training course.

Dipterists Forum Summer Meeting, Central Scotland

Bees, Hoverflies and Flowers: Pollinators and Pollination

Bees, hoverflies and other pollinating insects play an enormously important role in natural habitats and agricultural systems alike.

Identifying Hoverflies

The course will appeal to anyone with an interest in the natural world. You won’t need any prior knowledge just a willingness to immerse yourself in the life of hoverflies for a day.

Picture-winged Flies Identification Workshop

Introduction to some families of flies with patterned wings. Includes Tephritidae, Ulidiidae, Pallopteridae. Also points out other fly families with some patterned-wing members.

Identifying Difficult Invertebrates

Not specifically focused on Diptera, but flies are one of the groups included under the heading "difficult invertebrates" for the purposes of this course!