Thread subject: Diptera.info :: ID: Tachinidae(?)

Posted by sjogro on 29-03-2025 13:24
#1
Found on moss (Syntrichia ruralis) in coastal dunes of The Hague, Netherlands.
Is it possible to identify? The specimen is collected.

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Posted by Zeegers on 30-03-2025 08:44
#2
And vice versa, this is a Sarcophagidae.
Female, so don't hold your breath

Theo

Posted by sjogro on 30-03-2025 11:22
#3
Thanks Theo

Posted by John Carr on 30-03-2025 12:53
#4
The arista looks bare and the basal aristomeres long. Does that help ID?