Long Legged Tachinid Fly

Description:

A marvelous little fly with elongated legs, especially the 2nd pair. About 1 cm in length. The wing venation and thick abdominal spines made it clearly a Tachinid. These are parasitic on weevils. In the second picture, it has lowered its mouthparts to sponge something off of my finger. The tarsi are also interesting, with a feathery like claw structure. See also https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16....

Habitat:

Found on a wall at night under a street light. Semi-rural residential area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico 2,200 meters.

Notes:

https://bugguide.net/node/view/1225829 http://www.ecoregistros.org/site/imagen.... https://bugguide.net/node/view/1548578/b... http://www.rbentomologia.com/en-review-n... https://www.naturalista.mx/taxa/464330-C... https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.ph... https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.ph...