Tachinid help please | Dipterists forum

I would welcome help with identifying this tachinid please. I have caught several this April alongside a pond on our farm in Devon. My attempts to key it out using Belshaw have been unsuccessful. Best wishes to all, Rob.

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Looks a bit like Lypha dubia…

Looks a bit like Lypha dubia to me ... check for small, paired flaps on the hind spiracle PLUS a large pteropleural bristle reaching back almost to the posterior edge of the calyptrae :)

Thanks Chris - you are right…

Thanks Chris - you are right, it has both those features. Good to know what it is. Rob