Giant Tachinid Fly - Tachina grossa

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Synonyms: Musca grossa, Musca interrupta. Parasitic to lepidopteran caterpillars, particularly the oak eggar moth (Lasiocampa quercus), the fox moth (Macrothylacia rubi) and other Lasiocampidae

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Size: 5100px × 3402px
Location: Freshfield Dune Heath, Formby, Sefton Coast, Merseyside, UK
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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