TQ4792 10/09/2023 ©Raymond Small 

This is likely to be Siphona geniculata a common fly in the Tachinid genus, however there are similar species and without closer examination it is difficult to be certain. The Tachinids are a family of free-living flies which produce larvae that are parasitoids of insects. Siphona geniculata is parasitic on Craneflies. Adults are about 7mm long.

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