Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Diptera > Tachinidae > Phasia > Phasia obesaPhasia obesaSynonyms: Allophora obesa; Hyalomya areolaris; Hyalomya atra; Hyalomya caerulescens; Hyalomya coerulescens; Hyalomya fascipennis; Hyalomya fuligipennis; Hyalomya fuscana; Hyalomya fuscipennis; Hyalomya latipennis; Hyalomya murina; Hyalomya nebulosa; Hyalomya nitida; Hyalomya purpurea; Hyalomya tomentosa; Hyalomya umbripennis; Hyalomyia umbripennis; Musca nebulosa; Phasia aenea (heterotypic); Phasia albipennis (heterotypic); Phasia atropurpurea; Phasia fascipennis; Phasia flavipennis; Phasia grisea; Phasia hamata; Phasia latipennis; Phasia muscaria; Phasia nebulosa; Phasia nervosa; Phasia nubeculosa; Phasia speciosa; Phasia umbipennis; Phasia umbrata; Phasia umbripennis; Phasia violacea; Thereva cinerea; Thereva muscaria; Thereva obesa (homotypic) Phasia obesa is a species of 'parasitic flies' belonging to the family Tachinidae subfamily Phasiinae. This fly is present in most of Europe. The adults grow up to 4–6 millimetres (0.16–0.24 in) long and can mostly be encountered from June through September feeding on nectar of flowers (especially of Asteraceae species). Their large compound eyes are reddish. The body is greyish, with four longitudinal black bands interspersed with clear bands of the same thickness on mesonotum. The large wings show a light brownish shading. The cell R5 is closed at the edge. |
Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Breckland |
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18652 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Crymlyn Bog/ Cors Crymlyn |
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740 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths |
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14161 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenland |
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1529 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenn`s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem and Cadney Mosses |
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2346 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Lewes Downs |
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363 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Lower Derwent Valley |
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2263 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment |
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2194 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Norfolk Valley Fens |
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1523 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Pewsey Downs |
|
380 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Salisbury Plain |
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52975 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The Stiperstones and The Hollies |
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1486 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Twyni o Abermenai i Aberffraw/ Abermenai to Aberffraw Dunes |
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4623 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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