Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae? --> Eriothrix rufomaculata, male

Posted by ukursawe on 18-08-2023 14:12
#1
Hi,

yesterday I took a few pictures of a medium-sized fly on the blossoms of Solidago canadensis in our garden.

The spines at the end of the abdomen seems to suggest that this could be a Tachinidae. Is that correct and is it possible to narrow that down any further?

Germany, Southern Bavaria, Munich (-West), 17.08.2023, app. 6-8 mm

Greetings, Uli
Edited by ukursawe on 06-09-2023 21:46

Posted by eklans on 18-08-2023 14:53
#2
Hi Uli, you are right: it's a male Eriothrix rufomaculata (Tachinidae).

Posted by ukursawe on 18-08-2023 15:28
#3
Hi Eric,

down to the species, very nice. Thank you very much for the identification.

Greetings, Uli