Tachina fera - Tachina fera
Favourite Photos
| image | species | author | location | uploaded | taken | select |
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Tachina fera - Tachina fera | dylan | Blackwell Lake | 29 Aug 2022, 9:40 p.m. | 27 Aug 2022, 1:05 p.m. | |
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Tachina fera - Tachina fera | dylan | Blackwell Lake | 29 Aug 2022, 9:40 p.m. | 27 Aug 2022, 1:06 p.m. | |
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Tachina fera - Tachina fera | dylan | Blackwell Lake | 29 Aug 2022, 9:40 p.m. | 27 Aug 2022, 1:06 p.m. |
Species Description
Common and widespread in the Southern half of the UK; more localised in the North. Habitat includes: Wet well-vegetated sites in places such as marshland, pond and lake margins, the banks of canals, rivers, streams, ditches, dykes, rhynes etc. Life story: Larvae are parasites on caterpillars and other young insects. Adults nectar on umbellifers such as Wild Angelica. Flight period: May to September. Length: 9 - 16 mm.