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Tachinidae ID ==> Estheria sp
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Posted on 12-04-2012 17:35
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Photos taken in Reading, UK, on 2010-07-22.

Could it be a Bithia sp? It seems very similar to this one here: http://www.dipter...to_id=3491
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For what it's worth, another angle:
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Looks like Estheria cristata - do you have more angles?
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Only this one, which probably doesn't add much:
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Hmm, yeah I'd say Estheria, from the petiole and general appearance Smile
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Thanks, Chris!
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