The Tanyptera Project

🪰 Exciting discovery on the dunes

A return visit to Hightown has revealed not one, but 71 specimens of a fly species new to Britain!

Read the latest update on the fascinating “Hightown Fly” here:

Update on the “Hightown Fly” - North West Invertebrates Last year during a Tanyptera Project recording day on the Hightown dunes between Formby and Crosby I caught a bristly black fly which on examination under the microscope turned out to be a species new... Read more »

🪰 Robberflies of the Sefton Coast

New article by Phil Smith & Pete Kinsella showcasing the Asilidae recorded on the Sefton Coast - with photos, species accounts and recent discoveries.

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Robberflies (Diptera, Asilidae) of the Sefton Coast, north Merseyside - North West Invertebrates Many of the 29 species of robberflies (Asilidae) known to occur in Britain and Ireland show a preference for dry, well-drained soils, coastal dunes being a favoured habitat (Falk et al., 2026). Smith & Kinsella... Read more »