Thread subject: Diptera.info :: small bristly fly

Posted by Toby on 29-06-2007 08:48
#1
SW London

www.pbase.com/racketman/image/81354157.jpg

Posted by Susan R Walter on 29-06-2007 12:45
#2
Tachinidae Macquartia sp? Just a guess really.

Posted by Tony Irwin on 29-06-2007 19:36
#3
I'd suggest Rhinophora lepida (Rhinophoridae)
Why? - The angle of the posterior cross-vein (m-cu) is very steep (meeting vein M at 90 degrees) and this fly has tiny feet - it's always worth considering Rhinophoridae if you have a small tachind-like fly with very small feet. Smile
[Now all I need is for Theo to tell me it's a tachinid! Grin]
Edited by Tony Irwin on 29-06-2007 19:45

Posted by Toby on 29-06-2007 22:32
#4
well it does look very like the example of R. lepida in Bioimages apart from not having such strong lighter markings on the abdomen.