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 Black fly : Phania funesta
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| Pierre55 |
Posted on 03-01-2008 14:30
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Member Location: Belgium (Héron) Posts: 150 Joined: 11.08.07 |
Pic taken on 21.08.2007 in Belgium. Tachinid ? Thanks in advance for your help 
Pierre55 attached the following image:  [186.06Kb] Edited by Pierre55 on 03-01-2008 14:44 Pierre OGER 4217 H?ron (BELGIUM) |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 03-01-2008 14:37
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Yes - Phania funesta It always has a very characteristic stance - just like in your photos. The short, glossy abdomen (often curved under) and the sloping, silvery face with a weak bend in the median vein are also good indicators. There is another species (thoracica) that it could be but it is so rare that it is very unlikely and we'd need to see the apical tibial bristles, which aren't visible on your photo |
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| Pierre55 |
Posted on 03-01-2008 14:44
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Member Location: Belgium (Héron) Posts: 150 Joined: 11.08.07 |
Many thanks again, Chris, for this excellent lesson I then update the thread title... Pierre OGER 4217 H?ron (BELGIUM) |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 03-01-2008 19:47
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19233 Joined: 21.07.04 |
WEll, they have more species in Belgium but agreed, all very rare. Theo |
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