Exorista larvarum
6-14mm. Usually a large tachinid fly with four dark stripes on the thorax and a chequered abdomen with grey and red-brown patches. The scutellum is red-brown. It has four dorsocentrals and bare eyes.
Exorista fasciata is similar.
July - September
The larvae are parasitoids of moth caterpillars, including Ruby Tiger), Cinnabar and The Drinker.
Fairly common and widespread.
Uncommon.
Ronmck01
Charnwood Lodge
24 July 2024
Ron McKeating, Charnwood lodge
Saharima Roenisch
Watermead Country Park
25 July 2016
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- First record:
- 25/07/2016 (Roenisch, Saharima)
- Last record:
- 24/07/2024 (McKeating, Ron)
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