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Shropshire Invertebrates Group - Invertebrates of Shropshire
Banded General Stratiomys potamida - a soldier-fly

A striking fly, Stratiomys potamida is a cumbersome, slow flying denizen of wetlands. Stratiomys larvae live in wet mud around pools, canals and marshes. Until recent years it has been considered a rare fly, but it appears to have increased in numbers. There are several Shropshire records, including this specimen photographed near a small reservoir below The Ercall. June 2005.