Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Cistogaster mesnili
Posted by Jordi Clavell on 12-07-2026 10:51
#1
Could someone help me identifying these fly?
The photo was made near Barcelona, Catalonia (NE Spain), on 12.7.2026.
Thanks!
Edited by Jordi Clavell on 28-07-2026 07:18
Posted by eklans on 12-07-2026 11:53
#2
Male
Cistogaster globosa
Posted by Jordi Clavell on 12-07-2026 12:20
#3
Thanks, Eric!
Posted by Zeegers on 13-07-2026 19:01
#4
Well, they have C. mesnili in Spain, dont they ?
Theo
Posted by eklans on 14-07-2026 08:28
#5
Sorry, yes - they have, but the male specimens cannot currently be identified to the species level. So male
Cistogaster globosa/mesnili would be the correct ID.
from: Cerretti (2010): I tachinidi della fauna italiana
Edited by eklans on 14-07-2026 08:29
Posted by Zeegers on 20-07-2026 10:22
#6
but I don't think they have globosa in Spain.