Posted by jck on 16-04-2014 18:07
#1
Is it possible to identify this fly? Seen near Apeldoorn, province of Gelderland on 13 April this year.
James
Edited by ChrisR on 17-04-2014 18:40
Posted by Zeegers on 17-04-2014 07:17
#2
Phorocera obscura.
Make sure you can dream this species:it will be very common next month
Theo
Posted by Zeegers on 17-04-2014 18:48
#4
It is very elongated for a Tachinid, in this respect it looks like a Sarcaphagidae.
Genitalia are very large, both male and female
obscura has the scutellum dark.
partly reddish scutellum and larger is Ph asiimilis (or grandis)
Theo