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 as above, Mazury, Poland
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 Muscidae or Anthomyiidae
 
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 What about Tachinidae?
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 The orbital bristles in a row with 2 reclinate and 1 proclinate, plumose arista, and weakly developed acrostichal bristles are more typical of Muscoidea than Tachinidae.
 
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 Sure, anyway, the coloration of the thorax does not match any reviewed by me European \ Muscoidea, rather it looks like that in some Tachinids, but it can be misleadig.
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