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Tachinid Fly

DateThu 2014-08-21

From back in spring time: an Ocytata pallipes (Diptera: Tachinidae).

In this species, the median vein (usually) fails to reach the wing margin:

A few close-ups of the head:

Specimen taken in the field below Chazey Wood, Near Caversham, UK, on 2014-05-25.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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