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Hi

Got this tachinid 25. vii 2010. It was swept from dense grass in a birch forest near Copenhagen.
Body length some 9 mm.

It keys out fairly easily to Phebellia but beyond that I'm lost. My first impression was something like Ph. stulta, which by the way is the only known Phebellia sp. in Denmark but the presence of small hairs on the parafacials should rule that species out. At least according to T&H.
The closest I get to a decent result is Ph. villica but I'm sceptical to say the least...

Any help is much appreciated. Any Phebellia seems to be a nice find - according again to the aforementioned gentlemen, who deem all species in the genus rare!

I've made three shots :)

Regards,