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Moscow, park, 29 apr, 5-5,5mm. Two flies in one place, both collected, but I don't know is it of same species or different. Looks similar to my unexpirienced eye, but surely first shining, second - not (doesn't matter of light conditions)
Nikita

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Two different species: first one Lypha dubia (?) and the second one I am less sure about but it's definitely a tachinid - possibly Triarthria setipennis (?) :)

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Thank you Chris.
Soon I'll try to go through Tachinidae key for genera:(
Nikita
P.S. Where is your comments for new Gonia? At least you have now to admit that Russia is best place for Gonia hunting:D

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Now I think the second one isn't Triarthria because Triarthria shouldn't have hairy eyes ... but not sure which species it can be :|

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Hi Nikita,

Both are Lypha dubia, first a male, then a female
Difficult to say why, the curvature of the apical vein and the bronze colouration of the abdomen are typical.
Common spring species.

Theo

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Thank you Theo.
On one hand only one species worse than two.
On other hand better. I spend half an hour counting all setas trying to find any difference. Everything was similar...
Nikita

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This small (4-5mm) Tachinidae from wall of my countryhouse in Moscow region. I collected several flies (25 & 30 apr). All of them distictly less than 3 Lypha dubia (all collected inside Moscow, in park). I have now. All with more shiny body and some irridiscent wing, basal part of R4+5 - black, not yellow. All other - almost similar. Looks like another species of same genus. In my key - only L. dubia, but in European check lists there is also Lypha
ruficauda. Or it is inside individual variability of L. dubia?
Nikita