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Hi Karl,

Tachinidae. The fly has recently emerged from its pupa. I cannot place it but it could be a Tachina or something similar to Tachina.

Best wishes,
John

Hi Karl,

I wonder if Pinus pine trees grow near your Obst-Kräutergarten?
mein Deutsch ist nicht so gut aber gibt es Pinus Nadelbäume in der nahe?

Best wishes,
John

Hello John,

wouldn't Tachina have much thicker, more erect spines (even when freshly emerged) and reddish legs?

i mean the name Tachina, such as Pelatachina, Xylotachina et cetera. As Tachina genus goes, magnicornis legs are quite dark. However, i have been looking through some photos and i wonder about Blepharipa pratensis.

The keys to Tachinidae by Tschorsnig are quite difficult because they require a specimen. One must work from the top of the keys to over half of the species just to arrive at a tachinid as simple as Cylindromyia. I have no time to key this fly but it looks similar to Blepharipa pratensis. Meantime, i would author new keys if i had access to all of the central european Tachinidae. Maybe someday i will be able to view a collection...