Tachinid Fly Phasia hemiptera - male
Parasitic to Heteroptera Bugs especially Common Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina and Forest Bug Pentatoma rufipes. Species is sexually dimorphic
Size: 4800px × 3198px
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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