Dicranoymia morio new to fife from Cullaloe area

Seen on a low grass stem beside a hedge opposite Cullaloe LNR this appears to be new to Fife, though it is widespread in the UK. It is pretty small, though, so no doubt overlooked. According to Shropshire Craneflies it's a ditch lover

A few spring flies from Cullaloe Hills area

Bibio johannis (Bibionidae) from hedge/verge across from Cullaloe LNR

Eristalis intricarius (Syrphidae) - same location

Cheilosia pagana (Syrphidae) pond edge NT1888, but a typical spring fly of dandelions especially.

Lypha dubia (Tachinidae) from woodland NT1888

Dark-edged Bee Fly - Bombylius major

Cullaloe Hills, and out and about elsewhere in the county now too

Atrecus affinis - rotten wood rove beetle

A staph from rotten Betula. A small piece of log taken home contained (at least) 4 more specimens, (the first found by SM in the field).

Cullaloe Hills - Cyclosa conica

While wandering the Cullaloe hills in search of green mushrooms I swept a nice spider oddity from the edge of the woods - Cyclosa conica. Not particularly hard to recognise, this one, and a nice unexpected new species for me, though Britain's Spiders shows it's expected at least in the south of Fife.

Parydra quadripunctata

A quick swish of the net over any marshy ground has a chance of scoring some Ephydriidae. This Parydra was taken at Cullaloe LNR. The R vein with a tail/fork on quadripunctata is quite distinctive.

Clouded. Drab

and Hebrew character

on a cold and damp night there wasn't much in the trap but Clouded Drab was new for the year