David Element

 

Wildlife Photography and Digital Video Images

 

________________________________________________________________________________________________________Flies 78 – Giant Tachina Flies

 

 

 

A close up of a bug

Description automatically generated

 

GIANT TACHINA FLY Tachina grossa

 

A close up of a bee on a leaf

Description automatically generated

 

GIANT TACHINA FLY Tachina grossa

 

A close up of a bee on a leaf

Description automatically generated

 

GIANT TACHINA FLY Tachina grossa

 

A close up of a bug on a leaf

Description automatically generated

 

GIANT TACHINA FLY Tachina grossa

 

A close-up of a fly on a leaf

Description automatically generated

 

GIANT TACHINA FLY Tachina grossa

 

A close-up of a fly

Description automatically generated

 

GIANT TACHINA FLY Tachina grossa

 

Close-up of a fly on a leaf

Description automatically generated

 

GIANT TACHINA FLY Tachina grossa

 

A close up of a fly

Description automatically generated

 

GIANT TACHINA FLY Tachina grossa

 

A close up of a fly on a leaf

Description automatically generated

 

GIANT TACHINA FLY Tachina grossa

 

 

·         The Giant Tachina Fly Tachina grossa must be one of the most distinctive of the approximately 7,000 British fly species. Quite unmistakable, large, and not perhaps the prettiest of creatures! Several of the close-up photographs have been adjusted slightly to clarify the structural details of the spines as these parasitic flies are so dark. This fly is widespread but mainly restricted to open areas including heathland, coastal sites and woodland clearings. The photographs were taken in France.

 

-> Flies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100

 

 -> Species Index, Common Names

 

-> Species Index, Scientific Names

 

-> Site Index

 

-> Home

 

© David Element