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Muscidae or Tachinidae ?
ORCHALLAN
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Posted on 08-04-2021 12:50
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Always the same question, Tachinidae or Muscidae .... something else?
Femurs 2 and 3 yellow ....

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos278/big/P1010641.JPG
ORCHALLAN : France : Guérande : 44350 : 05/04/2021
Altitude : 32 m - Taille : 9mm
Réf. : 278854

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ORCHALLAN : France : Guérande : 44350 : 05/04/2021
Altitude : 32 m - Taille : 9mm
Réf. : 278855

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos278/big/Scutum2.jpg
ORCHALLAN : France : Guérande : 44350 : 05/04/2021
Altitude : 32 m - Taille : 9mm
Réf. : 278959

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ORCHALLAN : France : Guérande : 44350 : 05/04/2021
Altitude : 32 m - Taille : 9mm
Réf. : 278960

Thank you
Allan
 
Zeegers
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Posted on 08-04-2021 13:34
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If you think it is a Muscid, but the median vein is bend, it is one of those bended-Muscidae (Musca, Muscina, ...)
or..

it is Macquartia ! ( hence a Tachinidae).

Can you please show us a closeup of the head in profile ( so lateral view ) ?

Theo
 
ORCHALLAN
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Thank you Theo, this is a profile head view
www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos279/big/Tete%20profil2.jpg
ORCHALLAN : France : Guérande : 44350 : 05/04/2021
Altitude : 32 m - Taille : 9mm
Réf. : 279031

Allan
 
Zeegers
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Thsnks ! So it is the female of M. dispar parafacial hairy, short praealar bristle)

Theo
 
ORCHALLAN
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Posted on 08-04-2021 19:36
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Thank you very much Theo, I had not made the link with the male that I presented a few days ago
Allan
 
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