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Diptera.info :: Rather big pale Tachinid from 20.05.21 --> Phryno vetula
Posted by
Juergen Peters
on 21-05-2021 20:52
#1
Hello,
this fly from a hedge near a small creek (northwest Germany) measured about 10-12 mm.
Edited by
Juergen Peters
on 21-05-2021 22:21
Posted by
Juergen Peters
on 21-05-2021 20:52
#2
Pic #2
Posted by
eklans
on 21-05-2021 21:06
#3
Hi Jürgen, quite sure it's Phryno vetula: big, yellow legs, scutellum...
Posted by
Juergen Peters
on 21-05-2021 22:20
#4
Hello Eric,
thanks a lot! I had that species already in April, but those specimens were smaller.
Posted by
Zeegers
on 22-05-2021 08:39
#5
Phryno is rather variable in colouration and all endoparasitoids are variable in size. As long as you don’t go to the Far East, there is only one Phryno.
Theo
Posted by
Juergen Peters
on 22-05-2021 17:53
#6
Thanks, Theo!