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Conops flavipes
Length 9 to 11 mm. Proboscis length 4.5 mm. A wasp mimic with a black abdomen that has narrow bands of yellow. Hind femora of this species have a prominent dark band around the middle.
- hind femora with large black bands
- broad black bands on the abdomen
A species of wet meadows.
June to August.
Larvae are internal parasites of bumblebees.
Widespread in southern Britain.
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Conopidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 11
- First record:
- 21/06/2010 (Gould, David)
- Last record:
- 11/08/2024 (Skevington, Mark)
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