Red-sided Parasite Fly
Eriothrix rufomaculata

© Raymond Small TQ4792 03/08/2023
This bristly fly visits flowers during summer and autumn especially umbellifers such as Hogweed and Wild Carrot. There are reddish markings on the abdomen with a black dorsal line in between. Its parasitic larvae develop inside moth caterpillars.
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