Robberfly - Eutolmus rufibarbis
A change of identity thanks to Malcolm Smart who informed me that it is "... a female Eutolmus rufibarbis !!!!!!. The ovipositor is laterally compressed and a completely different shape from Machimus (similar to Dysmachus but that has long hairs on the mesonotum extending all the way to the front). Machimus atricapillus has orange stripes on its Femora - this one has them all black. It is a fairly scarce species that has a distribution limited to the southern heaths and Suffolk (the Brecks)."
Also known as Golden-tabbed robberfly.
WexMondays entry for 4th July 2016
Robberfly - Eutolmus rufibarbis
A change of identity thanks to Malcolm Smart who informed me that it is "... a female Eutolmus rufibarbis !!!!!!. The ovipositor is laterally compressed and a completely different shape from Machimus (similar to Dysmachus but that has long hairs on the mesonotum extending all the way to the front). Machimus atricapillus has orange stripes on its Femora - this one has them all black. It is a fairly scarce species that has a distribution limited to the southern heaths and Suffolk (the Brecks)."
Also known as Golden-tabbed robberfly.
WexMondays entry for 4th July 2016