Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Black fly : Phania funesta
Posted by Pierre55 on 03-01-2008 14:30
#1
Pic taken on 21.08.2007 in Belgium.
Tachinid ?
Thanks in advance for your help :)
Edited by Pierre55 on 03-01-2008 14:44
Posted by ChrisR on 03-01-2008 14:37
#2
Yes -
Phania funesta :) It always has a very characteristic stance - just like in your photos. The short, glossy abdomen (often curved under) and the sloping, silvery face with a weak bend in the median vein are also good indicators. There is another species (
thoracica) that it could be but it is so rare that it is very unlikely and we'd need to see the apical tibial bristles, which aren't visible on your photo :)
Posted by Pierre55 on 03-01-2008 14:44
#3
Many thanks again, Chris, for this excellent lesson :)
I then update the thread title...
Posted by Zeegers on 03-01-2008 19:47
#4
WEll, they have more species in Belgium but agreed, all very rare.
Theo