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Anthomyia procellaris Rondani, 1866

Family: Anthomyiidae Gwydir Street: 8 May 2023 Typically found in well-wooded areas. It is often seen sun-bathing on fences and posts and feeding on bird droppings. This species is not well understood but is thought to have an association with birds' nests. NBN Atlas

Eustalomyia festiva (Zetterstedt, 1845)

Cambridge, 18 Jul 2016 Family: Anthomyiidae Flies in the Anthomyiidae use a wide variety of food sources. The prevailing view appears to be that the larvae of this species are kleptoparasites, feeding on flies stored by sphecid wasps. NBN Atlas

Lucilia caesar (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cambridge, 5 Nov 2000 Family: Calliphoridae Adults & Larvae feed on rotting flesh & dung NBN Atlas

Cistogaster globosa (Fabricius, 1775)

Cambridge, 4 Jul 2018 Family: Tachinidae Male: females are all black Parasitic on the Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug Aelia acuminata Formerly confined to a few sites in southern Britain, it has considerably extended its range in recent years NBN Atlas

Eriothrix rufomaculata (DeGeer, 1776)

Cambridge, 18 Aug 2002 Family: Tachinidae Larvae thought to parasitise moth caterpillars but details not known NBN Atlas

Phasia hemiptera (Fabricius, 1794)

Cambridge (Coldhams Common TL472593), 28 Jul 2009 Family: Tachinidae Parasitises pentatomid bugs Synonym: Alophora hemiptera Enlarged photo NBN Atlas

Phasia obesa (Fabricius, 1798)

Cambridge (West Pit TL482555), 5 Sep 2018 Family: Tachinidae A parasite of a variety of heteropteran bugs NBN Atlas

Tachina fera (Linnaeus, 1761)

Cambridge, 25 May 2002 Family: Tachinidae Larvae parasitise various moth caterpillars NBN Atlas

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