Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cylindromyia sp (pair in flight)

Posted by Raimo on 12-07-2019 21:42
#1
A pair of small flies in copula slowly drifted low among herbs, like Pipunculidae does (before coming to my computer that family was my thought). What Tachinidae have this behaviour?
Mid Sweden today.
Edited by Raimo on 14-07-2019 18:21

Posted by Zeegers on 13-07-2019 19:45
#2
It is a Cylindromyia.

Very interesting !

Theo

Posted by Raimo on 14-07-2019 18:19
#3
Thankyou Theo, must be one of the very small (3-4mm).
They flew like this, with sudden small change of direction, at least for 5 minutes.