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I reckon this is Rhinophora lepida. Would anyone care to confirm or correct?

3 dc; 2prs scutellar matginals, apicals strong and crossing; the other pr very long indeed.

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wings

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abdomen

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It looks identical to a specimen I took this year, and from what I can make out of the finer detail, corresponds with the key. However, I only started with Calypterates this year...so I would wait for a more experienced opinion.

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Yes, I'm reasonably confident with this one, Oxycera, thanks for the re-assurance. I'm new at this as well. What key do you use? I only have the old 'Tachinid' key by Day, which is way out of date and weird to use but has the advantages of a fairly full insect description (once you can work out all the abbreviations), and also working for anything with hypopleural bristles! What is or is not a subscutellum seems to me to be a matter of opinion sometimes.

PhilPorter

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Hi Phil,

I've been using van Emden, though I do have Day (must have a proper look at that sometime!).
There's some very good explanatory sub-scutellum photos on the tachinidae.org website.

Cheers,

John

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This is is easy, indeed Rhinophora lepida.

Very common in July - August

Female lacks greyish spot on tergites.


Theo

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Thanks, Theo and John, for your help.
Phil Porter

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Perhaps not quite so easy if its the first one you've ever taken;)