Tachinid Fly!
One of my favourite flies to wish everyone a happy Fly Day Friday - Tachina fera!
Tachina fera, a Tachinid Fly, is a very common, large (9-16mm) and bristly fly with a prominent broad black stripe down the centre of an otherwise orange abdomen and with a wingspan of 16–27 mm. It can often be seen in moist and well vegetated locations where it feeds on umbellifers and waterside plants during May to September. The larvae are parasites of caterpillars and other young insects. It is common and widespread in England and Wales.
Tachinid Fly!
One of my favourite flies to wish everyone a happy Fly Day Friday - Tachina fera!
Tachina fera, a Tachinid Fly, is a very common, large (9-16mm) and bristly fly with a prominent broad black stripe down the centre of an otherwise orange abdomen and with a wingspan of 16–27 mm. It can often be seen in moist and well vegetated locations where it feeds on umbellifers and waterside plants during May to September. The larvae are parasites of caterpillars and other young insects. It is common and widespread in England and Wales.