COMMON TACHINID
© Raymond Small TQ4792 27/07/2018
Tachina fera
This bristly Tachinid Fly flies from May until September and measures up to 16mm long. It has a preference for damp and well vegetated locations where it feeds on plants such as Ragwort and Creeping Thistle. The orange abdomen has a broad black stripe running down the middle. The fly that is most often confused with it is Nowickia ferox, with antennae and tibia dark brown/black, not yellow. Verified by Essex Field Club recorder, Del Smith.
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