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small tachinid?
cebe
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Posted on 04-09-2009 11:46
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This morning in Brussels this small tachinid (?) (7 mm) with smoked wings. Can it be identified?
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Bart

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Looks like a rhinophorid Smile
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thanks!, Paykullia maculata?
 
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In that ballpark - it looks similar but I'm not sure about the exact wing pattern
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It is a female Paykullia maculata. Smile
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