Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Black fly : Phania funesta

Posted by Pierre55 on 03-01-2008 14:30
#1
Pic taken on 21.08.2007 in Belgium.
Tachinid ?
Thanks in advance for your help Smile
Edited by Pierre55 on 03-01-2008 14:44

Posted by ChrisR on 03-01-2008 14:37
#2
Yes - Phania funesta Smile It always has a very characteristic stance - just like in your photos. The short, glossy abdomen (often curved under) and the sloping, silvery face with a weak bend in the median vein are also good indicators. There is another species (thoracica) that it could be but it is so rare that it is very unlikely and we'd need to see the apical tibial bristles, which aren't visible on your photo Smile

Posted by Pierre55 on 03-01-2008 14:44
#3
Many thanks again, Chris, for this excellent lesson Smile
I then update the thread title...

Posted by Zeegers on 03-01-2008 19:47
#4
WEll, they have more species in Belgium but agreed, all very rare.

Theo