Stirling & Clacks SWT · @stirclacswt
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A Marsh/ Black-spotted Snipefly, Raghio tringarius, or similar species, a group sometimes called Downlooker Flies from their habit of perching on tree trunks looking downward for prey. Proboscis said to be like beak of a Snipe (bird), hence Common Name. They suck blood or predate by sucking aphids/ other invertebrates.
Good info on Rhagio Downlooker Snipeflies here:
wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-ex

#snipefly #invertfest #scottishwildlife

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