This fly has a black thorax and a pale orange abdomen which has a black central band that is usually broken.

Woodland and well wooded areas.

Spring to autumn.

The larvae in common with all tachinids are parasitoids of other invertebrates, in this case true bugs of the family pentatomidae.

A rather uncommon fly which was first recorded in Britain in the 1950s. Its distribution here was restricted to woodland in a few counties in the south-east, though its range does seem to have expanded in recent years.

Leicestershire and Rutland status to follow.