Thread subject: Diptera.info :: 5 mm-Tachinid?

Posted by Juergen Peters on 23-08-2007 13:45
#1

Hello!

I founf this only 4-5 mm long fly yesterday night in our garden (Ostwestfalen/Germany) and was wondering about its silvery gloss. Only on the photo I saw that it consisted of small drops of water. Unfortunately they hide most characters, but is it possible to say that this is a Tachinid? Thanks in advance!

Posted by Zeegers on 23-08-2007 19:49
#2

It hides most characters... you can say that again !

It's a Tachinid, most likely Siphonini.

Theo

Posted by Juergen Peters on 24-08-2007 03:09
#3

Zeegers wrote:
It's a Tachinid, most likely Siphonini.


Thanks, Theo! That is more than I expected.

Posted by Zeegers on 24-08-2007 08:43
#4

something obscarata, syn. aquatica

(just kidding)

Theo

Posted by Juergen Peters on 24-08-2007 18:33
#5

Zeegers wrote:
something obscarata, syn. aquatica

(just kidding)


But it looks nice, doesn't it? :D