About Nowickia ferox Panzer
Nowickia ferox Panzer (formerly classified as Tachina (Nowickia) ferox) is a species of fly that grows to a body length of 11–15 millimetres (0.43–0.59 inches). These flies have a black, hairy thorax and a yellow-red abdomen that features a black longitudinal marking running down its middle, with many long, straight bristles at the abdominal tip. Their wings are hyaline, or glass-like, and are yellowish towards the base. The basal half of the palps is brown or blackish. Males have a slight concave shape on their dorsal centre. Only abdominal segments 7 and 8 are covered in hair.
This species is found across most of Europe. Its typical habitats include spruce forest edges, meadows, heath areas, and mountains, up to an elevation of 1,500 metres (4,900 feet) above sea level.
