David Element
Wildlife
Photography and Digital Video Images
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Flies 4 - Mottled
Bee-flies
MOTTLED BEE-FLY Thyridanthrax
fenestratus
MOTTLED
BEE-FLY Thyridanthrax
fenestratus
- The Mottled Bee-fly Thyridanthrax fenestratus
is classified as RDB
3, i.e., Rare.
The requirements of this cryptically marked species are being studied as
part of the UK
Biodiversity Action Plan. It is no coincidence that this
uncommon species has a strong association with heathland, perhaps one of
the most threatened habitats in Europe. There are similar continental
European species that may become established in the UK in response to
anthropogenic climate change.
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