Family Therevidae – Stiletto Flies


14 UK species, 6 genera. Adults have a very hairy thorax and the abdomen tapers almost to a point. Larvae develop in sandy soil, dead wood and rotting vegetable matter, feeding on other invertebrates.


Common Stiletto Thereva nobilitata

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