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Tachinidae - female Eumea linearicornis (cf.)
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Found by a forest road June 4 - South Norway, Telemark. 7,7 mm.
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It should be obvious and it does not ring a bell…

it should be female Eumea linearicornis, but thoracic dorsum has only 4 dark vittae, not five….

Did you repaint it ?

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He he - No, I never repaint any flies - even though I'm pretty good at painting. Grin Thank you very much for the answer.

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Do you still have the specimen ? There is a vague central (fifth) vitta. So it should be OK.

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Yes, I still have the specimen.
Thank you!

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So please check if on the anterior part of the thorax you see 3 dark central vittae or just 2 ( in which case the central is lacking).

This is three
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I have looked at it in a stereomicroscope, and yes, there is a faint vitta in the center of the thorax - which is bare like the other two vittae. But I do not know if it is sufficient ...

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I guess we can not be sure - so I add a small cf.

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