Thelaira nigripes

Thelaira nigripes is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae first described by Carl Fredrik Fallén in 1817.

It parasitises moths such as Arctia caja by laying eggs in the larvae that eventually kill the host.

Seen in Dukes Meadow, Chiswick House, in June 2020

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