One of the neighbours commented recently that he hadn't seen any wasps in the garden this summer - that, of course was the 'kiss of death' as each moth trap since that conversation has contained at least three/four wasps! Both Common and German wasps have made an appearance - fortunately they seem to be very dopey early in the morning so are relatively easy to 'eyeball' to tell them apart.
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| German Wasp |
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| Common Wasp |
I spotted some new visitors to the garden this afternoon - I think they were Tachinid flies, but I don't know which one. Quite large feeding on Shasta Daisy.
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| Tachinid Fly |
Definitely tachinids with those long bristles at the rear end, but not sure which species. Tachina fera is similar but I don't think it's this.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Tachinid confirmation George. One has become a regular visitor to the flower beds and I've managed to take some more pics. I think it may be Nowickia ferox - lots of images of this on-line and it looks quite a good match.
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