Species Account for Blaesoxipha plumicornis
Blaesoxipha plumicornis (Zetterstedt, 1859)
Diptera: other groups: Sarcophagidae
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Taxonomic group: flies (other) (Diptera: other groups) - County data
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Status: Notable
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Blaesoxipha plumicornis is a locally frequent flesh fly in southern England, especially Dorset, Hampshire and Surrey. It is found on heaths and commons. The larvae are parasitoids of grasshoppers, including Chorthippus parallelus and C. brunneus. Other county records are all from the East Thames Corridor except for Epping Forest (D.A. Smith, county database). References
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