Broad-Bodied Fly
Phasia hemiptera
Broad-bodied flies are tachinid flies often seen in sunny woodland edges, hedgerows, meadows, and gardens where adults visit flowers for nectar. Males have striking broad, patterned wings and patrol leaves or low vegetation, while females seek shieldbugs and other true bugs as hosts for their larvae. The larvae develop as internal parasitoids, an important natural check on bug populations. Adults are agile fliers, but they are small and rely more on quick movement and unobtrusive resting than on force.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- Broad-Bodied Fly