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 Linnaemya sp. (Tachinidae)? --> female Linnaemya picta 
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| Axel Steiner | 
 Posted on 17-09-2025 15:21 
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Hello fly lovers, this fly has been identified as likely Linnaemyia sp. (Tachinidae). Can anyone here confirm the genus or even identify a species? found: Hagen (Germany > North Rhine-Westphalia), approx. 100 m above sea level, damp meadow near a little stream and forest edge, size approx. 12 mm, on Heracleum spondyleum Axel Steiner attached the following image: ![]() [287.9Kb] Edited by Axel Steiner on 17-09-2025 16:10 Best regards! Axel Steiner --------------------------------- Breckerfeld, Germany www.natur-in-nrw.de  | 
| Axel Steiner | 
 Posted on 17-09-2025 15:22 
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| Axel Steiner | 
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| Axel Steiner | 
 Posted on 17-09-2025 15:23 
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| Axel Steiner | 
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| Axel Steiner | 
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| eklans | 
 Posted on 17-09-2025 16:02 
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Hello Axel, it's a female Linnaemya picta. - red tibiae - red humeralcallus - strongly protruding mouth (best seen on a strictly lateral view, but on your images 1 and three, too) Greetings, Eric  | 
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| Axel Steiner | 
 Posted on 17-09-2025 16:14 
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Hello Eric, thank you very much for the determination and the additional important determining features! Best regards! Axel Steiner --------------------------------- Breckerfeld, Germany www.natur-in-nrw.de  | 
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