Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Fly from The Netherlands
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| Mark27 |
Posted on 28-05-2012 09:27
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Member Location: The Netherlands Posts: 151 Joined: 26.12.11 |
I photographed this fly at the Oostvaadersplassen yesterday. Can somebody tell me what species this is? Thanks in advance for you attention. Mark Mark27 attached the following image:  [145.32Kb] Edited by Mark27 on 28-05-2012 09:38 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 28-05-2012 09:49
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks like Trixa caerulescens (Tachinidae) 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Mark27 |
Posted on 28-05-2012 09:52
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Member Location: The Netherlands Posts: 151 Joined: 26.12.11 |
Thanks Chris! I will go and search in that direction. Mark |
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| sd |
Posted on 31-05-2012 19:46
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 893 Joined: 11.10.07 |
I think Chris meant to say Trixa conspersa, caerulescens has the wing unshaded and orange legs Steve |
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| Mark27 |
Posted on 31-05-2012 20:35
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Member Location: The Netherlands Posts: 151 Joined: 26.12.11 |
Thanks Steve!! |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-06-2012 00:14
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Ahh, I thought it had orange legs in the photo ... a trick of the light ... I was obviously still thinking of that one you got in the New Forest Steve! 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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