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Don't know if anyone can help identify this one - fingers crossed someone can.

I'm sorry the photo is rather poor, it was the best we could get.

He/she was spotted in Hampshire, Southern England, today (17th September)
inside a house but probably came in through a nearby open door where there is a compost heap nearby (with a lot of recent vegetable matter on it) otherwise could have come up from a basement/cellar which was flooded a while back.

If it's not clear in the picture the body is very short, and the wings though apparently almost transparent have a very heavy chunky border all round them in black/cream. Wings are being held very forward. Head appears to be a fairly orangey red.

Size - approx 3mm long by 5mm wingspan at a guess.

Sorry if it's a real beginners question - I'm a real beginner

Hoping someone can give me a name so I can find out more.
Thanks

Jo

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Pallopteridae - Palloptera cf. muliebris.
Very common in this season.

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There are nice pictures of Palloptera muliebris under www.bioimages.org...154680.HTM. Jorge's guess is sound.
Sundew

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one of the best photos I've ever seen for Palloptera muliebris is this one:

http://flickr.com...798&size=o

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You ar right Jorge, that is a beautiful photo!

Jan Willem

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Thanks so much. I had a feeling he was so distinctive I ought to be able to id him easily.

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When Palloptera muliebris is found, this is remarkably often inside buildings sitting on windows.

Jan Willem

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I found Palloptera... always outdoors... On fruit of Ficus carica, and near rivers on bridge!