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Tachinidae I think.
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 A small fly (about 9 mm) in my garden in the Nethterlands. Family: Tachinidae I think.
What could it be?

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 Yes, again Phorocera obscura

Very common these days.


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 Thanks again Theo.
I was not sure, because it was a smaller fly.

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 Size is not very important in parasitoids - their size as adults depends largely on the health of their larval hosts Wink
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 Phorocera obscura is notorious in this respect: size 4 - 12 mm.


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 Could it also be a feature of Spring species - perhaps exagerated by the variable climate? I have noticed Lypha dubia to be quite variable in size too.
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 I've learned a lot.
Thanks Theo and Chris

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