Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small Sarcophagid, not Tachinid

Posted by John Carr on 28-07-2022 13:12
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Sundew wrote:
The old mix-up! :S
The decisive feature for Sarcophagidae are probably the marked bristles...
Thank you so much, Jan.


The marked row of strong bristles along the facial ridge or inner edge of the parafacial is more common in Tachinidae. Weak bristles on the parafacial are more common in Sarcophagidae.