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Small tachinid (Austria)
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 Small tachinid, Austria, Gleißenfeld, 22-Jul-2025
Note size compared to a single Heracleum sphondylium flower
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 I tried the Ceretti key and ended at Loewia - size could match, but I think they all are darker.
Is it the only image?
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 I don't think it's Loewia. Maybe a small Blondeliini.
 
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 More photos: https://www.inatu.../302041832
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 For me, too little to go on, I do understand the Blondeliini suggestion and definitely not Loewia.

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