Posted by Jordi Clavell on 11-12-2025 17:22
#1
Could someone help me identifying these fly?
The photo was made near Barcelona, Catalonia (NE Spain), on 05.10.2025.
Thanks!
Edited by Jordi Clavell on 13-12-2025 07:58
Posted by Zeegers on 12-12-2025 18:21
#2
Clearly a male Exorista, indeed. I am not sure which ones you have.
Theo
Posted by Jordi Clavell on 13-12-2025 07:56
#3
Thanks a lot, Theo!
There is a list of Tachinidae that have been cited in Catalonia, here:
https://ichn.iec.cat/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Dipters_taquinids-c2501.pdf
The Exorista species:
Exorista (Adenia) mimula (Meigen, 1824)
Exorista (Adenia) rustica (Fallén, 1810)
Exorista (Adenia) tubulosa Herting, 1967
Exorista (Exorista) fasciata (Fallén, 1820)
Exorista (Exorista) larvarum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Exorista (Exorista) segregata (Rondani, 1859)
Exorista (Podotachina) grandis (Zetterstedt, 1844)
Exorista (Ptilotachina) civilis ( Rondani, 1859)
Exorista (Ptilotachina) decidua (Pandellé, 1896)
Exorista (Ptilotachina) deligata Pandellé, 1896
Exorista (Ptilotachina) xanthaspis (Wiedemann, 1830)
Best wishes