Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinid (sarcophagidish) - Lydella grisescens

Posted by Sundew on 25-05-2020 17:59
#1

Hi,
This fly from yesterday evening puzzles me. I often took a red-eyed tesselate Sarcophagid for a Tachinid, but in this case I really tend to Tachinidae, because:
- arista is not plumose;
- no small parafacial setulae;
- thorax has four vittae;
- wing vein M1+2 has no sharp bend and only a tiny appendix;
- eyes seem to be short-haired...
So what can it be? Any help is welcome! (Location is southwestern Germany, 20 km west of Stuttgart.)
Thanks, Sundew

Edited by Sundew on 25-05-2020 20:03

Posted by Sundew on 25-05-2020 17:59
#2

Some more details.

Posted by Zeegers on 25-05-2020 19:08
#3

Female Lydella grisescens (note the erect apical scutellars).

Theo

Posted by Sundew on 25-05-2020 20:02
#4

So a Tachinid indeed, very good. Thank you, Theo!