A Four-banded bee-grabber, Conops Quadrifasciatus, Resting on a leaf, with its wings horizontal. Close-up and well focussed with good detail.

• Contributor: Collinswoodimages / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2YDX81D
• File size: 20.7 MB (672.4 KB Compressed download)
• Releases: Model - no | Property - no
• Dimensions: 2990 x 2423 px | 25.3 x 20.5 cm | 10 x 8.1 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 2 September 2017
• Location: Oldham, Greater Manchester, .

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Widespread in UK but not common in Greater Manchester.

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• abdomen banded
• adept flier
• adults eat nectar
• adults eat pollen
• adults emerge sexually active
• adults emerge with wings
• adults like honeydew
• antennae fused at base
• bee resting on leaf
• birds eat adults
• black and yellow abdomen
• common throughout europe
• conopidae
• conops quadrifasciatus
• diptera
• elongated abdomen
• found mainly in unkempt flowery places
• found throughout uk
• four-banded bee-grabber
• hand held
• intercept bees in flight
• juveniles eat bee larvae
• large eyes
• larvae develop inside other insects
• larvae parasitise bumble bees
• lay eggs on body of bee
• length 12mm max
• like warm and sunny days
• long proboscis
• looks good when flying
• natural background
• natural beauty
• parasitic fly
• parasitic larvae
• piercing mouth parts
• pollinators
• present in russia
• present in turkey and iran
• seen june to september
• single shot
• slender abdomen
• spiders eat bee-grabbers
• sucking mouth parts
• taken outdoors
• thick-headed flies
• unique way of flying
• wasp-grabber flies
• well focussed
• yellow-banded conops