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Trixa caerulescens (f), Tachinidae, Jul 16, 2021, Augustinerkreuz, Austria
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A distinctive species. Is this the female of Trixa caerulescens (Trixa alpina)?

Later that day I found the same species in a different location.

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Yes. Status of alpina is unclear, might very well just be a dark variety of caerulescens.

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