Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae, Aug 17, 2021, near Budapest, Hungary.

Posted by Xespok on 19-08-2021 00:26
#1
A sizable Tachinid, most likely a Dexiini,
Edited by Xespok on 19-08-2021 00:27

Posted by Xespok on 19-08-2021 00:29
#2
Another image.

Posted by Zeegers on 19-08-2021 08:07
#3
Yes, looks like a male Billaea, difficult to say which one (should be triangulifera ?, but I don't see any black triangles on tergites. That said, these are best seen from behind ..)


Theo

Posted by Xespok on 19-08-2021 09:51
#4
I tried to key this out using Mihalyi. Fortunately, almost everything is visible. I ended up with B. pectinata. THe description does not fit absolutely, but many details do. This was a large species, cc 10-12 mm which suggests again pectinata. Pectinata is the common species in Hungary. Possibly a parasite of Cetonia aurata in my garden.
Edited by Xespok on 19-08-2021 09:52

Posted by Xespok on 19-08-2021 09:56
#5
However, adelpha is also a possibility. And the images I find better fit this fly.

Posted by Xespok on 19-08-2021 09:56
#6
For example here: https://www.biodi...81778.html