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hi flyforum,

This one come's out of my caterpillarbox.
Is it Phorocera obscura?

size: ~6mm

Robert

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pic 2

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Nope. This one is 'much' plumpier, to a Tachinist eye.

This is the female of Phryxe nemea, one of the most reared Tachinidae and most difficult to ID for the beginner, unfortunately (I would need 3 full sentences to explain the ID).
ONce you know what it is, you might try to use the key yourself.

Theo Zeegers

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thanks again Theo,

I've got these flies before three out of one Phlogophora meticulosa.

This time I got one Phryxe nemea out of one unidentified Tortrix sp.

The pictures are documented at: http://waarneming.nl/soort.php?id=21096&wno_datum_van=&wno_datum_tm=&tab=foto

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Keep up the good work, both the rearing and the pictures !
some Tachinidae are never seen in nature, but not too difficult to rear.

Theo