Dufouria chalybeata
Body length about 6 mm. A rather small, very bristly, and often slightly shiny black Tachinid.
This species cannot be identified from photographs - detailed examination necessary.
Hedgerows and meadows.
Late spring and summer.
The larvae of Dufouria chalybeata are parasitoids of tortoise beetles (Cassida spp.).
Widespread in the southern half of Britain.
Infrequently recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Sapcote,
Land behind William Spencer Avenue
27 May 2022
male - specimen examined
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Tachinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 27/05/2022 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 27/05/2022 (Calow, Graham)
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