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Tiny Tachinid (NL 2015)
Reindert van Eekelen	#1 Posted on 03-05-2020 21:41
Member Location: Posts: 46 Joined: 12.03.17	Hello, I was wondering if this very small Tachinid (about 3 mm.) could be Paracraspedothrix montivaga? The picture quality is very low unfortunately... Seen the 1st of June 2015, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. Thanks in advance, Reindert van Eekelen Pic 1/2 Edited by Reindert van Eekelen on 03-05-2020 21:44


Reindert van Eekelen	#2 Posted on 03-05-2020 21:45
Member Location: Posts: 46 Joined: 12.03.17	Pic 2/2


Zeegers	#3 Posted on 04-05-2020 08:44
Member Location: Posts: 18446 Joined: 21.07.04	If it is really 3 mm., that would be my suggestion. That said, the background is a tree trunk, is that right ? Paracraspedothrix is typically found in grasslands.... Theo


Reindert van Eekelen	#4 Posted on 04-05-2020 12:25
Member Location: Posts: 46 Joined: 12.03.17	Thanks for you reply Theo. The fly was sunbathing on a wooden bridge railing on the edge of a big lawn (lots of meadows at about 600 meters). The exact location, as well as the same pics with a slightly higher resolution, can be found here: https://old.waarneming.nl/waarneming/view/190394260?_popup=1 Since I take pictures of flies on this type of wooden bridges in Nieuwegein almost on a daily basis, I'm pretty sure about the size, although not 100% exact (it must have been between 2,5 - 3,5 mm). I've seen this fly only once in 12 years, so wish I had a better camera with me that day! Kind regards, Reindert van Eekelen


Zeegers	#5 Posted on 04-05-2020 16:32
Member Location: Posts: 18446 Joined: 21.07.04	Ah, a wooden bridge. That makes sense. There is a grassland just north of the locality, according to Google Earth (?) Theo


Reindert van Eekelen	#6 Posted on 04-05-2020 17:52
Member Location: Posts: 46 Joined: 12.03.17	That's right, there's a 6500 square meter lawn north from the bridge.