Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinid fly: Linnaemya, maybe picta? --> confirmed (male)

Posted by Michael Stemmer on 22-12-2025 14:37
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Hello ereryone,

is my suggestion correct? The larvae of this fly came out of a noctuid caterpillar, i thine Noctua comes (not quite sure).

Location: Germany, Rhineland-Palatinum, 53572 Unkel, river Rhine valley, Stux hill, dry and warm habitat (grapeyards), nearby deciduous forest (oak, Fagus ...), december 15th, 2025; the caterpillar I found in mid october.

Thanks in advance,

Michael
Edited by Michael Stemmer on 22-12-2025 23:06

Posted by Michael Stemmer on 22-12-2025 14:41
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Posted by eklans on 22-12-2025 15:07
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Yes, a very fresh male Linnaemya picta, I think.

Posted by Michael Stemmer on 22-12-2025 23:06
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Thank you, Eric!

Greetings from the Stux hill,

Michael