Empis trigramma, Cullaloe LNR, 22.v.2019

A pair taken in cop has been sitting patiently awaiting determination. Might have done them earlier if I'd known they'd be so straightforward. Mike Hackston's keys.

This is a typical distribution of records for a common fly in Scotland:

There is an area covered by the Highland Biological Recording Group which makes it appear that pretty much any species is more common in that area. This is true for even ubiquitous flies like Calliphora vicina. The rest of the country needs to raise its game!