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Tachina magnicornis?
Rupert Huber
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Posted on 01-08-2026 10:58
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Hi everyone!

Front and middle tarsi look rather black (except the pulvilli), so is it Tachina magnicornis?

Approx. 12 mm long.

31. July 2026, Austria, Zell am See District, above Dießbach-Stausee water reservoir, about 1500 m a.s.l., coordinates approx. 47.50787, 12.84847
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Hello Rupert, it's a female...
But the fore tarsi are black, the abdominal median stripe ends broadened on the 5th tergite - that supports T. magnicornis. Is the 4th tarsomere of the fore tarsus distinctly broader than long? Hard to see.
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Thanks Eric!
On pics 2 and 4 it looks like it might be broader, but not very distinctly. But the perspective is not a perfect one, of course. I checked the rest of my pictures, too, but there is no better among them.
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