Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 small Tachinidae? (Germany)
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| JCobain |
Posted on 20-03-2022 14:24
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Member Location: Posts: 300 Joined: 19.08.20 |
Hi everyone, I have a photo of a small grey fly that I can't recognize. I thought perhaps Chloropidae due to the shape but can't find any grey spotted Chloropidae, so I thought perhaps a small Tachinidae? If anyone recognizes it I would be so grateful! Many Thanks! JCobain attached the following image:  [258.53Kb] |
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| JCobain |
Posted on 20-03-2022 14:25
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Member Location: Posts: 300 Joined: 19.08.20 |
side view
JCobain attached the following image:  [279.58Kb] |
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| guplox |
Posted on 20-03-2022 14:34
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Member Location: east China (Zhejiang) Posts: 519 Joined: 09.02.18 |
Anthomyia procellaris perhaps |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 20-03-2022 14:45
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19101 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Definitely Anthomyia and not a Tachinid Theo |
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| JCobain |
Posted on 20-03-2022 16:47
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Member Location: Posts: 300 Joined: 19.08.20 |
Thanks so much to both of you! Zeegers- can you tell this because of the shorter abdomen & fewer bristles in Anthomyiidae? |
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| tristram |
Posted on 20-03-2022 19:04
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 1333 Joined: 27.06.10 |
The light gey colour and black spots is typical for a female Anthomyia procellaris or pluviali, or maybe one of the other species in the procellaris group. (The spots tend to be smaller in the females than in the males.) I don't know of any Tachinids that look anything like this. |
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