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Have a nice Day. One Question please. Can this Tachinidae species be identified in more detail? I would be very grateful for an answer.
Finding data: Austria, Lower Austria, Tattendorf, 220m, dry flowering area, May 14th, 2025, size approx. 4-5mm

Kind regards Karl

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It's a male Phania and as the abdomen is dusted: Phania speculifrons, I think (a very rare one!).

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Hello Eric thank you for the Answer of male Phania cf. speculifrons. It's nice that it's a rare species.

Kind regards Karl.

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My gut feeling says Labigaster. Since we cant see the bridge behind hind coxae, we need to think about this.

Theo

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Hello Theo thank you for the Answer. But Leucostoma sp. can't be right if you look at the wing. In Phania species, the veins converge to a point at the wingtip, as you can see in my photo.
In Leucostoma species, the veins do not run together, but there is a right-angled cross vein.

Kind regards Karl.

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Leucostoma ? I said Labigaster
Secondly, the calypter is enlarged, a clear sign of Leucostomini. As is the silvery face.
Thirdly, in male Phania speculifrons, the vertex is 0,75 -0,8 x width of an eye. In your pic, it is much smaller ....
In Phania, the bend of median vein is much closer to wing margin.
In both Phania and Labigaster discal bristles are lacking
In Dionaea, they can be present. And there seem to be some small hairs on parafacial....

So my current hypothesis is Dionaea, next of kin to Labigaster.

Definitely not Phania for the reasons given above.


Theo

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Hello Theo thank you for the detailed answer and Sorry, I mixed up the family names. Thank you for the new. Thank you for the new hypothesis of Dionaea sp.

Kind regards Karl.