Pachygaster leachii

Description

A soldier fly with a small, black, rounded abdomen, clear wings, femora mainly yellow and bases of the antennae are orange.

See Martin Harvey's photo ID guide.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

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Habitat

Well wooded areas with Oak and Elm.

When to see it

Summer.

UK Status

Fairly frequent in southern Britain as far north as the Humber.

VC55 Status

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

MAP KEY:

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

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Species profile

Common names
Yellow-legged Black
Species group:
Flies
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Stratiomyidae
Records on NatureSpot:
3
First record:
14/07/2010 (Gould, David)
Last record:
11/07/2020 (Gould, David)

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