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 Phania funesta (Tachinidae) Male
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 24-09-2021 10:00
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 Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
This 6-8mm, very black fly was extremely active, feeding on solidago blossoms. A noticeable characteristic was that, when settled, its wings were always held horizontally open at about 80 degrees to the body. There are several clusters of solidago on the side of a path between fields left to fallow, about 20m from a mixed mature tree species, wooded area. I visit these regularly but only saw this species on the 20th Sept. 2021 (15:40 pm) Flensburg, N.Germany @ 54.759234, 9.425007 Many Thanks in advance, Ray All my identified insect observations are recorded on Observation.org:- https://observati...3/species/ Ray Perry attached the following image:  [292.92Kb] Edited by Ray Perry on 24-09-2021 11:41 |
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 24-09-2021 10:02
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Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
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Posted on 24-09-2021 10:02
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| eklans |
Posted on 24-09-2021 11:10
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Member Location: Franconia, Germany Posts: 4397 Joined: 11.11.18 |
Hi Ray, it's a male Phania funesta (Tachinidae).
Greetings, Eric |
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| Ray Perry |
Posted on 24-09-2021 11:39
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Member Location: Flensburg, Germany. Posts: 592 Joined: 26.09.17 |
Many Thanks Eric |
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