Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae (?) --> Nope: Sarcophagidae: Nyctia halterata

Posted by KathrinJ on 25-10-2011 15:41
#1
Hello,

this beautiful black fly was sitting on a meadow on the edge of a forest in Wasungen, Thüringen, Germany (28.05.2011). I suppose it belongs to the Tachinidae?

With kind regards,
Kathrin
Edited by KathrinJ on 25-10-2011 21:17

Posted by ChrisR on 25-10-2011 20:32
#2
Looks like the unusual-looking sarcophagid - Nyctia halterata :)

Posted by KathrinJ on 25-10-2011 21:17
#3
Aaaaah! :) Thanks a lot, Chris.

With kind regards,
Kathrin