Posted by Sigrun on 07-07-2011 19:54
#1
This fly I taken a few days before in my garden in Dortmund, Westgermany.
Size ca. 3mm
Which fly is it?
Posted by Sundew on 07-07-2011 22:07
#2
Tachinidae. Looks like a
Gymnosoma; however, I do not know any black species. The females of
Cistogaster are black but have different antennae... So ask a Tachinid expert!
Posted by ChrisR on 07-07-2011 22:16
#3
Interesting ... it can really only be
Gymnosoma nitens, I think, if the size really is 3mm and the antennae aren't deceiving us :) There are some orange side patches just visible on the abdomen so it isn't entirely black anyway ;)