Tag: Thick-faced flies

Photography: Sicus ferrugineus, a thick-faced fly

Jun 19, 2015Feb 8, 2016 Daniel GreenwoodLeave a comment

Happy Valley, Croydon, June 2015

Sicus ferrugineus is a thick-faced fly that I found here feeding on a common spotted orchid in a meadow. Its young are parasitic, it lays its eggs on bees.

Posted in Insects, North Downs diary, PhotographyTagged Butterflies, Croydon, Diptera, Happy Valley, Insects, London, Macro photography, Photography, Sicus ferrungineus, SSSI, Thick-faced flies, Wildlife

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