Voria ruralis
A mainly black species well covered with long bristly hairs.
Athrycia species are similar.
- arista with very short pubescence
- eyes without hairs
- r1 vein with dark, bristle-like hairs
- sharply-angled m-cu vein
- strong down-curved parafacial bristle (see ID Aids below)
- absence of median discals on tergites 3 & 4
Head profile of Voria ruralis with strong, down-turned bristle on the parafacialia.
Various habitats, flower meadows, scrub, waste ground etc.
Late June to early October, peaking in late August - early September.
Larvae parasitise moths of the Plusiidae family.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain with most records coming from south of the Humber.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Tachinidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 10
- First record:
- 10/07/2013 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 20/05/2024 (Nicholls, David)
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