Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Prickly fly

Posted by Cor Zonneveld on 30-04-2007 20:52
#1

I found this hairy fly close to my purported Sepsid. It's sitting on Anthriscus sylvestris, which shows it's a small fly. Is an ID possible, or a genus/family?

Taken today in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. Close to ditch and gardens.

Posted by Cor Zonneveld on 30-04-2007 20:52
#2

another picture, same fly

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 30-04-2007 21:06
#3

Tachinidae?? very large calipters, vrey bristly, bend in M vein, just the size seems to be very small to Tachinidae. But I will put it as tachinid

Posted by Tony Irwin on 30-04-2007 21:24
#4

Looks like Phania funesta

Posted by ChrisR on 30-04-2007 21:38
#5

I'd certainly say Phania and probably funesta but that's just because it is the commonest species (by a long way). :) There are other species but we can't see enough details from the photos to be able to say for sure :(

Posted by Cor Zonneveld on 30-04-2007 21:54
#6

Thanks all! This will do, I'd expected it to be a Tachinid, but this is really close to an ID!

Posted by Zeegers on 01-05-2007 19:51
#7

Well, we only have funesta, all other species only once or twice, so don';t worry, this is funesta.

Theo Zeegers