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Aug102021

Tachinid Fly

DateTue 2021-08-10

A male Opesia cana (Diptera: Tachinidae).  Fairly uncommon in the UK.  This is my first.

Identified using the key of Belshaw, 1993 updated by Raper and Smith, 2014.

Specimen taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK on 2021-06-09.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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