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.

  • 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