New insect species discovery on Texel island

This is a Phasia hemiptera video.

Warden Erik van der Spek on Texel island in the Netherlands reports about discovering an insect species, new for Texel.

It was a male Phasia hemiptera, a tachinid fly species.

Females lay their eggs in bugs. Forest bugs in spring; green shield bugs in autumn.

Insect research on Texel: here.

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