Tachinidae (family)

Unidentified Bristle fly at O'Connor, ACT

Tachinidae (family) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Feb 2021
Tachinidae (family) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Feb 2021
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Identification history

Tachinidae (family) 21 Feb 2021 KimPullen
Tachinidae (family) 11 Feb 2021 KimPullen
Unidentified 10 Feb 2021 ConBoekel

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User's notes

The second image is blurry because the fly was in the act of taking off. It seems to show some banding and an ovoid structure near the wing base.

2 comments

jgl wrote:
   12 Feb 2021
Ovoid structure is the calypters
ConBoekel wrote:
   12 Feb 2021
Thank you, jgl.

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