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Andre Jas	#1 Posted on 16-05-2007 09:05
Member Location: Georgsdorf, Germany Posts: 485 Joined: 04.10.04	Hi, Can anyone ID this (I think) Tachinid fly? Georgsdorf, Germany, moor, app. 10 mm. 2007-05-15 on Anthriscus sylvestris. Thanks. Andre Jas attached the following image: [79.56Kb] Andr? Jas


Andre Jas	#2 Posted on 16-05-2007 09:05
Member Location: Georgsdorf, Germany Posts: 485 Joined: 04.10.04	2 Andre Jas attached the following image: [74.32Kb] Andr? Jas


Andre Jas	#3 Posted on 16-05-2007 09:05
Member Location: Georgsdorf, Germany Posts: 485 Joined: 04.10.04	3 Andre Jas attached the following image: [65.03Kb] Andr? Jas


ChrisR	#4 Posted on 16-05-2007 10:14
Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7699 Joined: 12.07.04	Hemyda vittata (or maybe obscuripennis) - a nice tachinid usually found in sunny clearings in old woodland. I am favouring vittata but maybe Theo can confirm which it is.


Zeegers	#5 Posted on 16-05-2007 16:07
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18823 Joined: 21.07.04	No, vittata is quite right. The wings are not obscured.... (and the black and yellow pattern is different in obscuripennis) Theo


Andre Jas	#6 Posted on 16-05-2007 16:20
Member Location: Georgsdorf, Germany Posts: 485 Joined: 04.10.04	Hi Chris and Theo, Thanks for the ID and short description. No images to be found of this one anywhere on the net (as far as I can tell) so impossible for me to find out what it is without your help I guess I'll submit them to the gallery. Andr? Jas


Zeegers	#7 Posted on 17-05-2007 07:44
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18823 Joined: 21.07.04	Good idea. There should be more of these on this forum, once you know what you are looking for, maybe the search-button will help Theo


Andre Jas	#8 Posted on 17-05-2007 08:03
Member Location: Georgsdorf, Germany Posts: 485 Joined: 04.10.04	Right on Andr? Jas