Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinid ?

Posted by Stephen on 08-09-2006 10:34
#1
This is Tachinidae, right? Is it possible to take the ID any further?

What a robust thorax! The bristles seem thinner than usual.

The photo was taken on a garden flower, West Virginia, USA, 3 September 2006.

ID help appreciated.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 08-09-2006 13:59
#2
The bristles are thin because it belongs to Phasiinae subfamily (I think).
Nikita

Posted by ChrisR on 08-09-2006 14:22
#3
I am not convinced it is a tachinid ... but I know very little about the North American fauna. Do you have any other angles we could look at?

Posted by Zeegers on 08-09-2006 14:52
#4
You could all be right.
I don't know.
Could even be a Muscidae Muscinae.

Theo

Posted by Stephen on 08-09-2006 16:58
#5
Alas, I have only this one angle. My memory is that it was small but I didn't get a measurement. I wonder if I can find this guy again?