Scorpion Fly
The Scorpion Fly is an insect with a black and yellow body, a reddish head with a long beak, dark patches on the wings and a scorpion-like tail which does not sting (the male has two claspers at the end for mating). There are 3 species of Scorpion Fly that occur in the UK which are difficult to tell apart.
The Scorpion Fly is widespread and can be found in gardens and hedgerows, along woodland edges particularly among stinging nettles and bramble and on farmland, moorland and heathland.
Date: 16th June 2020
Location: Noak Bridge Nature Reserve, Noak Bridge, Essex
The Scorpion Fly is widespread and can be found in gardens and hedgerows, along woodland edges particularly among stinging nettles and bramble and on farmland, moorland and heathland.
Date: 16th June 2020
Location: Noak Bridge Nature Reserve, Noak Bridge, Essex
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Also in: Insects, beetles, spiders, etc.
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