Posted by B Oliver on 15-09-2010 00:30
#1
This looks like a syrphid; the dark wings make the wing veins difficult to trace. Picture taken 09/10/10 in central coastal California, Los Padres National Forest, at Lat. 36.09302, Lon. -121.41841, elevation 520 m. Oak woodland habitat near small stream. Looks like a small Syrphid, about 5 mm length.
Edited by B Oliver on 15-09-2010 00:40
Posted by Rui Andrade on 15-09-2010 00:48
#2
Trichopoda pennipes (Tachinidae), at least if it was on Europe.
Edited by Rui Andrade on 15-09-2010 00:49
Posted by B Oliver on 15-09-2010 01:05
#3
Rui, Thanks for the sppedy and accurate reply. That answers my question. I should have guessed it was a Tachinid by the way it was acting.
Brad