Parasite fly / Tachinid fly (Gymnocheta viridis), a parasite of lepidopteran caterpillars, sunning on a tree trunk, Wiltshire.

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Parasite fly / Tachinid fly (Gymnocheta viridis), a parasite of lepidopteran caterpillars, sunning on a tree trunk on a woodland edge, Wiltshire, UK, April.

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Size: 4700px × 3133px
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Upton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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