Pachygaster leachii

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    Description

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

    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.

    • David Gould
      Leicester Garden
      14 July 2010
      with malformed wing

    Leicestershire & Rutland Map

    MAP KEY:

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

    UK Map