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Tachinidae? --> Metopia sp. m (Sarcophagidae)
Jann Wuebbenhorst
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Posted on 04-11-2018 18:15
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This fly was photographed on 3rd may 2018, in a garden in Lower Saxony (Northern Germany).
Greetings, Jann
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John Carr
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The big forehead with contrasting markings could belong to Metopia.
 
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Jann Wuebbenhorst
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Posted on 05-11-2018 08:07
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Thank you very much, John!
Unfortunately, I have no further photo.
greetings,
Jann
 
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Yes Metopia male. So it is a Sarcophagidae.


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Jann Wuebbenhorst
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Thank you Theo for confirmation!
So it belongs to Miltogramminae - an interesting group for me, cause I'm interested in bees and sphecid wasps.
 
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Yes, it does.


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