Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinid from forest (05.09.18) --> Sturmia bella (m)

Posted by Juergen Peters on 06-09-2018 19:55
#1
Hello,

I found this 8-9 mm fly running around on low vegetation near a forest path yesterday (northwest Germany). I though about Huebneria affinis or some Phryxe.

1200x1200 picture:
https://insektenf...tID=261724
Edited by Juergen Peters on 07-09-2018 19:32

Posted by Zeegers on 07-09-2018 19:04
#2
My guess would be male Sturmia bella.

Theo

Posted by Juergen Peters on 07-09-2018 19:31
#3
Hello Theo,

Zeegers wrote:
My guess would be male Sturmia bella.


ah, thanks! I must have overlooked that species, when comparing photos...