Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae

Posted by Jan Zwaaneveld on 14-07-2008 17:54
#1

I photographed this 1 cm tachinid fly on July 5th at Leerdam, Netherlands. Is it possible to tell which species or genus it is?

Thank you in advance.

Posted by cosmln on 14-07-2008 18:15
#2

just a guess, maybe some kind of Linnaemyia?

cosmln

Posted by ChrisR on 14-07-2008 22:05
#3

Good call cosmln - densely hairy eyes, projecting mouth edge and yellow basicosta all say "Linnaemya" :) but it is much harder to say which species it might be ;)

Posted by Jan Zwaaneveld on 15-07-2008 18:37
#4

O.k., thank you very much for your help, cosmln and Chris!

Posted by Zeegers on 16-07-2008 14:44
#5

Given the locality, it should be L. tessellans.


Theo

Posted by Jan Zwaaneveld on 16-07-2008 18:30
#6

Ah, that's even better :) Thank you, Theo!