Conops flavipes

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    Description

    Length 9 to 11 mm. Proboscis length 4.5 mm. A wasp mimic with a black abdomen that has narrow bands of yellow. Hind femora of this species have a prominent dark band around the middle.

    Identification difficulty
    Habitat

    A species of wet meadows.

    When to see it

    June to August.

    Life History

    Larvae are internal parasites of bumblebees.

    UK Status

    Widespread in southern Britain.

    VC55 Status

    Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

    be our species champion

    • Matthew Berriman
      Addah Wood
      24 July 2019
    • David Gould
      The Spearwort Fields, Aylestone
      21 June 2010
    • Mark Skevington
      Conkers
      21 August 2012
    • Alan Semper
      Harby garden
      29 August 2013
    • Mark Skevington
      Conkers
      21 August 2012
    • Mark Skevington
      Conkers
      21 August 2012

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    MAP KEY:

    Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
    Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015

    UK Map

    • Alan Semper
      Harby garden
      29 August 2013
    • Alan Semper
      Harby garden
      29 August 2013
    • Matthew Berriman
      Addah Wood
      24 July 2019
    • sue
      Bagworth
      17 August 2019