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Hello flyforum,

This fly, about 7mm in size was on a bark of a conifer.
M1-vein (black-lined) is sharply curved and wingpatterns are black with some braun/yellow.
Maiby this is Tachinidae sp.?

greeting Robert,

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It is a rhinophorid (as close to Tachinidae as you can get), perhaps Paykullia maculata. This is another family which a much richer fauna in Central Europe in comparison with our northern one and there may be some look-alikes I'm not familiar with.

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Like Kahis, my first guess was Paykullia - long petiole plus shading along the wing veins are a good guide.

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Thank you Kahis and Chris for your comments.
It is nice to know about this specie.

In the Netherlands we have (in the dutch sp.database);
1. Paykullia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 [geslacht]
2. Paykullia maculata (Fall?n, 1815) [soort]

So, Kahis suggestion, Paykullia maculata is 'perhabs' right!

I will see if I can find some more of these on that place.
And I hope with some sunshine

greeting, Robert

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Hi Robert,

See http://www.dipter...owstart=15. On that page you can download a paper on Rhinophoridae by Theo Zeegers & Mark van Veen.

Jan Willem

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I can confirm this is P. maculata, recognised by the dark wing pattern and the yellow base of the wing.
In Zeegers & Van Veen's key the fly is included under the name Chetostevenia, which is a later synonym of Paykulia.
Louis