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 Tachinid for ID, C Spain --> Istochaeta sp.
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 03-12-2011 22:12
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 Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Pictures taken by Nacho Cabellos at Cabañeros, Ciudad Real, C Spain, in November 2011. I am completely lost with this one. Any help in ID will be most welcome. Thanks in advance!
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 03-12-2011 22:13
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Another view.
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 03-12-2011 23:25
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Very nice one. Istocheta (cinerea) ?
Stephane. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 04-12-2011 17:51
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Very nice - one for Theo I think 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-12-2011 18:19
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19133 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I'm thinking Baumhaueria, but the angle of view is difficult Any more lateral pics by any chance ? Theo |
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 04-12-2011 21:18
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
First of all, thank you to you all for your answers Secondly, no real lateral views unfortunately. He didn't suspect it could be interesting. It came to a light trap. He said the size was about lightly bigger than a House Fly. Adding another picture just in case it helps. Piluca_Alvarez attached the following image:  [163.64Kb] |
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 04-12-2011 21:22
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
And the same picture without cropping. There was some kind of Lauxaniid by it, to get a closer idea of the size of the mystery fly 
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 05-12-2011 17:52
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19133 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Light, that favours Istochaeta Piluca, please note that all Tachinids are always interesting by definition. Till next time Theo |
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 06-12-2011 15:42
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Interesting this issue of the light... Piluca, please note that all Tachinids are always interesting by definition. Well, that is something that probably you have taken notice that works for me I am hooked!!   And coming back to the light, although I know I should start another thread, I think this should stay in the same thread Have a look at this another specimen that came to a light trap, this time in Almeria (SE Spain) in April this year. Don't you think it looks suspiciously similar to the other one?Pictures taken by Francisco Rodriguez. Piluca_Alvarez attached the following image:  [171.24Kb] |
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 06-12-2011 15:43
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
Another view.
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 06-12-2011 16:47
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks very similar - I wish someone would put a net on it and send it to me! Then we would know the answer for sure!
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 06-12-2011 20:59
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19133 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, it is Istochaeta, excellent call by Stephane I'm not going to speculate on the species, those are pretty similar and moreover I know there are undescribed species around in Europe.... Theo |
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| Piluca_Alvarez |
Posted on 06-12-2011 22:39
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Member Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 2431 Joined: 06.11.10 |
In fact, this one might be one of them Thank you so much for taking the time to confirm it  Just knowing the genus makes us very happy And well done, Stephane! |
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