Eumea linearicornis
Length about 8 mm. This is a fly with a well marked black and buff/grey abdomen. It also has the usual hairy body of the Tachinidae family.
May be seen on flowers, trees and shrubs.
April to September.
Larvae are parasites of various micromoth larvae.
Fairly frequent in southern England, The Midlands and Wales.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
28 April 2014
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
28 April 2014
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
28 April 2014
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
28 April 2014
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Tachinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 28/04/2014 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 15/06/2021 (Nicholls, David)
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Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
28 April 2014
Graham Calow
Sapcote garden1
28 April 2014
