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This fly was so interested in 3 ladybirds (2 Coccinalle septempunctata and a Harmonia axyridis) that I had no difficulty catching it in a small container.

As my interest lies with ladybirds I am very eager to learn the identity of this fly.

The specimen is not dead, merely waiting for cryogenic technics to develope further

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looks like a tachinid - but I am not sure which one but Medina sp. are known parasitoids of Coccinelidae.

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Thanks, Maybe Theo Zeegers kan tell us more?

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It is a Tachinid alright, and it seems to be Blondelia nigripes, a very common species.
The interest of this fly in the ladybirds, must, however, have been accidental and cannot be assciociated with parasitism. Because the fly is clearly a male !


Theo Zeegers

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Oops!
Thanks Theo!