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Hello,
Though I mostly do not produce such super photos as some of our community, I would like to show you this fly that sat on our house wall on 25. July. The bristly legs made me think of Anthomyiidae, and in this case a confirmation of the family would absolutely satisfy me. Thanks!
Sundew

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Tachinidae. Change the title to attract Theo and Chris.

In Anthomyiidae M is never bent like this.

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Hmmm - tachinids I did not take into account because I really do not remember the size of the fly. The structure of the wall suggests a rather moderate to small size, but I might be fooled. So let's try our luck with tachinids!
Sundew

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I can't see enough to say what it is but Theo might know - but it certainly looks like a tachinid :)

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It's difficult to see, but I'm pretty sure the calyptrae are small, in which case is 'must' be Rhinophoridae (quotes since there are exceptions, however, this time not):

Frauenfeldia rubricosa female (jizz, general colouration, esp. antennae).


Theo

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Theo, I am convinced you are able to identify, with closed eyes, a dark fly at midnight! No pic is too blurred to give you an idea of genus and even species. Rhinophoridae are, however, obviously well known to you; I found your paper of 1999 "FAUNISTISCH OVERZICHT VAN DE NEDERLANDSE PISSEBEDVLIEGEN (DIPTERA: RHINOPHORIDAE)" in the internet. The given description of Frauenfeldia rubricosa is well applicable to my fly, and there is also a matching photo in the Rhinophoridae gallery. I am delighted to know a new family.
Thanks a lot, Sundew

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As a compliment, it is well taken.

As a scientific hypothesis, it is falsified by

http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=9948


Theo