Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Sarcophagidae? Brachychaeta strigata (Tachninidae)

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 29-03-2025 21:04
#1

I caught this one today (29th Mar 2025) in an abandoned sandpit in Lüneburg (Lower Saxony, Germany). The size is about 5-6 mm.
best regards,
Jann

Edited by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 30-03-2025 20:40

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 29-03-2025 21:07
#2

2nd photo

Posted by John Carr on 29-03-2025 22:36
#3

Tachinidae

Posted by Zeegers on 30-03-2025 08:43
#4

Brachychaeta strigata, one of the earlier Tachi's


Theo

Posted by Jann Wuebbenhorst on 30-03-2025 20:17
#5

Thank you very much, Theo and John!
Nice to see that ID on species level is possible :)

Jann