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Hi, I found this big fly (approx. 12-15 mm) on a lime leaf in a deciduous forest Middle Franconia (Naturpark Frankenhöhe) on 20190518. With it's orange but very hairy eyes it looks like a hybrid of tachinid and sarcophagid!
Any help and idea is highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance, Eric

1. img: frontal/lateral

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2. dorsal

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My goodness !

Definitely a Sarc, I was going to type....

Definitely not !

Need to overthink this.

Theo

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Hi Theo - my thoughts - every time I look at this ;)

Thanks, Eric

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I don't know of any Sarc with such features but i could be wrong. It isn't a Calliphoridae so it must be a freak specimen of Tachinidae. perhaps Exoristini?

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could this be Eurithia? near consobrina?

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Hi John, thanks for your efforts and it's quite similar but I'm not sure - Eurithia as well as Panzeria (Ernestina) who's resemblant in habitus show some brown/yellow colours...

Thanks, Eric

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There's another image of my "TachiSarc" showing a better dorsal view of the wings and frons. Glad, if it helps finding the species.

Greetings, Eric

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I've tried to find this fly again in 2020 but no success. So I improved the photos as much as possible and shall be grateful if Eurithia consobrina could be confirmed or replaced.
Thanks a lot in advance!

Eric

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2nd

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3rd

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OK. This is “” clearly “” (yes, that is irony) the male of Fausta nemorum. the appendix to bend in vein M is a big clue as is the broad central vitta on thorax.

Very rare in central Europe. Tsch & H mention it for BW and BY. I am not sure if Franconia qualifies as Bayern, sounds more like Hessen (?) to me.

In any case : GREAT RECORD.

Theo

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Hi Theo, thank you very much indeed! And yes, Franconia is the northern half of Bavaria - my Ansbach is 50 km west of Nürnberg.

Kind regards, Eric