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Tachinidae -> Rhinophoridae, Phyto sp.
tim worfolk
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Posted on 08-06-2009 16:22
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Photographed today 8/6/2009, Devon, England, garden.

I thought this would turn out to be one I'd already posted but doesn't seem to match - have I got the right family?
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slightly different view, same individual
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Phyto, Rhinophoridae.
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Many thanks Stephane. So what do I need to look at to separate melanocephala from discrepans (which appear to be the only 2 Phyto sp. in Britain)?

Tim
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