Posted by nick upton on 02-08-2011 21:29
#1
I think this odd looking Tachinid with a long proboscis has to be Prosena sibarita. Can anyone who knows their tachinids confirm or suggest other possibilities.
10.7.11 12mm Wiltshire chalk grassland, on downy thistle.
Posted by nick upton on 02-08-2011 21:38
#3
Thanks Jorge. Yes, I took lots of pics as I knew i hadn't seen one like this before! It was using the same tall plant for a couple of hours, looking alert and flying up intermittently, maybe after possible mates.. and then returning. I read its a parasite of chafer beetle larvae.