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Unknown Diptera on the road [Tachina lurida]
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Serbia, Valjevo, about 280 m above sea level, March 20th, 2016.
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Tachinidae, similar to Tachina lurida.
 
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It is weird. It should be ursina this time of year and hairs and width of vertex support this. However, I don't see the typical dust bands on tergites.
Maybe due to the flash ?


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Thanks all!

No flash was used, it was full sun.
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Ah, my mistake !

Then it might be lurida after alll ...


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