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Tachinidae - Cyzenis albicans - thanks Chris and Theo
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This may well be the same species as I posted yesterday, see http://www.dipter...ost_130861.

'Slightly' better photos this time, certainly more of them. I've tried keying it out using Belshaw; without a satisfactory answer. If the mouth is projecting - hard to say - then I get to Cadurciella; if not projecting, I get to Cyzenis, but that should have at least one proclinate parafrontal - I can't see any. Or perhaps I've gone hopelessly wrong somewhere previously.

21/4/2010; Devon, England

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same again
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closer, through possibly no sharper, view of head.
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Mouth doesn't look projecting to me, though Cadurciella is probably the most borderline species to run through that couplet Wink Doesn't fit Cadurciella to me though - I have had them a few times on good grassland sites with plenty of Green Hairstreak. Smile In the absence of a specimen the Cyzenis looks the best bet so far Smile
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What is wrong with Cyzenis albicans ?

It has this proclinate orbital clearly in last pic, except that it is lateroclinate (accidental) ?


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Thanks to both of you for clearing this up, I obviously need to learn my bristles - or take better photos. Nice fly and a first for me.

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