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Tachinid ID -> Blepharipa pratensis
Carnifex	#1 Posted on 23-06-2021 17:28
Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1915 Joined: 23.06.15	Mid June, at the boarder of a lake in Vienna. Edited by Carnifex on 25-06-2021 19:53 Cheers, Lorin Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated. My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated.


eklans	#2 Posted on 24-06-2021 08:16
Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 3673 Joined: 11.11.18	Hi Lorin, not sure, but Sturmia bella? (usually later in the year but according to T&H key also from V-X) Greetings, Eric Kloeckner


Zeegers	#3 Posted on 25-06-2021 08:49
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18773 Joined: 21.07.04	Close. Sturmia is later in the year and darker. This is Blepharipa pratensis, typically found in Oak forest may - june. Theo


Carnifex	#4 Posted on 25-06-2021 19:52
Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1915 Joined: 23.06.15	Thanks both. Blepharipa was initially included in Sturmia. Deciduous woodland was nearby, about oaks I am not sure. Cheers, Lorin Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated. My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated.


Zeegers	#5 Posted on 26-06-2021 09:21
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18773 Joined: 21.07.04	Its typical host is Lymantria dispar. Theo


Carnifex	#6 Posted on 26-06-2021 13:40
Member Location: Vienna, Austria Posts: 1915 Joined: 23.06.15	Yep, I read it in Tschorsnig's work Cheers, Lorin Font Color All requests are from the urban area of Vienna, if not otherwise stated. My Diptera observations (and other living forms) can be found here, and corrections or comments over there would also be appreciated.