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Shropshire Invertebrates Group - Invertebrates of Shropshire
Tachinid Fly Eurithia anthophila - a parasitic fly

Tachinid flies are parasites on a range of other insects. This spiky species is one of a genus, Eurithia, that is quite common in Shropshire. Eurithia anthophila parasitises various moth larvae. Photographed on the SIG August 2005 field trip to Berrington Pool.