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Which small tachinid? => Tachina ursina
Karsten Thomsen
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Posted on 26-04-2021 19:59
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Ca. 8 mms. Forest W of Hornslet, Jutland, Denmark, 26 April 2021.
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Looks like Tachina lurida (but wait for the experts).
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Regrettably I have only this single photo. T. lurida has apparently never been recorded in Denmark, so it would be great if a credible ID is actually possible.
 
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Hi Karsten, this is probably a female T. ursina:
https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=99921

Greetings, Eric
 
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I see, thanks. I suspected that the size difference to another large individual of 11 mms at the same spot could not tell much. They really vary, those tachinids. Difference of luck for the larvae, I suppose... :-)
 
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Yes and yes, it is ursina.

Theo
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Thank you for confirming, Theo!
 
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