Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinid from 30.04.25 --> Meigenia sp.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-05-2025 18:42
#1
Hello,
a 6-7 mm Tachinid from our garden (northwest Germany).
Edited by Juergen Peters on 13-05-2025 19:52
Posted by eklans on 06-05-2025 19:55
#2
Male
Dinera ferina?
Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-05-2025 00:11
#3
eklans wrote:
Male Dinera ferina?
Oh... Then it's rather small. The species became very abundant here during the last 4 or 5 years, but most of the males measured 12-14 mm. Only once (on May 24, 2024) they occurred before June.
Posted by Zeegers on 10-05-2025 08:10
#4
I'd say Meigenia
Theo
Posted by Juergen Peters on 10-05-2025 18:12
#5
Zeegers wrote:
I'd say Meigenia
Thanks, Theo! Some (I think) similar flies were also present in the garden yesterday.
Posted by Juergen Peters on 10-05-2025 18:13
#6
Additional picture.
Posted by Zeegers on 13-05-2025 07:55
#7
Definitely Meigenia
Posted by Juergen Peters on 13-05-2025 19:52
#8
Zeegers wrote:
Definitely Meigenia
Thanks again, Theo!