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Tachinidae: Meigenia majuscula
ESant
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Posted on 03-12-2025 13:00
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 Hello,

I photographed this fly in the Gennargentu Mountains, Sardinia (NU), Italy, 1690m a.s.l. on May 13th 2025. I think it is a Tachinidae, but is it possible to identify its genus or species based on these photos?

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Emanuele
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 I am not sure, but this female resembles a Stomina tachinoides (vibrissa high above the mouth edge, densely dusted and tergites 3 & 4 with a pair of dark spots). It's in the checklist for Sardegna.
Greetings, Eric
 
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 Check out pics of Stomina, it has a projecting mouth margin, hence the NAME.
Also, note the strong erect apical scutellars. All points to Meigenia. Given the very hairy eye, it should be M. majuscula then.
I have no experience with this species.

Theo
 
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 Thank you both very much! Meigenia was one of the genera I was considering alongside Bithia, but I didn't have time to check carefully.
 
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