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Unknown calyptrata: Macquartia tessellum (ID by T. Zeegers)
Isidro
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Posted on 11-05-2009 12:31
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This fly appeared this weekend at Calamocha, Teruel, NE Spain. Size as Musca domestica or very slightly bigger. In the own village, between rural environment and cultivation fields.

Could it be identified?

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Thanks
Isidro
Edited by Isidro on 11-05-2009 17:27
 
Rui Andrade
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Tachinidae. It looks like Meigenia.
 
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neprisikiski
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Not Meigenia, this one at least have much narrower frons
Erikas
 
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Thanks Rui and Erikas. I will put Tachinidae in the title for attract Theo.
 
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I'd say Macquartia tessellum.


Theo
 
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Thanks a lot Theo!
 
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