Tachina ursina
Description
Body length 10 to 15 mm.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Often favours the edge of woodland.
When to see it
March and April.
UK Status
Local but widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
derby118
Battram Wood
29 March 2021
Kate Nightingale
Charnwood Lodge
30 March 2017
Kate Nightingale
Charnwood Lodge
30 March 2017
Matthew Berriman
Stretton Wood
22 March 2020
Matthew Berriman
Clipsham Park Wood
23 March 2020
Kate Nightingale
Charnwood Lodge
30 March 2017
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Tachinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 5
- First record:
- 30/03/2017 (Nightingale, Kate)
- Last record:
- 13/04/2021 (Bell, Melinda)
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Kate Nightingale
Charnwood Lodge
30 March 2017
Matthew Berriman
Stretton Wood
22 March 2020
derby118
Battram Wood
29 March 2021
