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Tachinidae ID --> Lydella sp
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Posted on 26-02-2011 16:52
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On the edge of heather moorland (altitude 300m) near Guisborough, North Yorkshire, UK, on 2010-08-10.
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It is shouting "Lydella" at me but I can't find any features that would confirm it ... maybe Theo could comment? Smile
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Yes, correct, you can see the erect apical scutellars in the second pic. The eyes are bare and the scutellum is black, so it can't be Phryxe.

I'd say it is a female L. stabulans, but females Lydella are pretty difficult to separate from pic.


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Yes, the erect apical scutellars were fairly clear ... couldn't see a single hair at the base or r4+5 ... but the bare eyes and 'chin-less' face with wide frons were all making me think Lydella Smile
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Thanks, Chris and Theo, Lydella sp is quite good enough for me!
 
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Just to add some context, Lydella stabulans is one of the commoner summer tachinids in the UK. Lydella grisescens would be a better find but they are hard to split from a photo Smile
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If the colours in the picture are any good, this can't be grisescens, this one is much too bluish.


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