Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Lovely Tachinidae
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| Kahis |
Posted on 22-07-2007 19:25
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
My turn to ask questions  I'd like to hear your opinion on this very nice tachinid fly. Locality: Karjaa, southern Finland Date: 21.7.2007 Habitat: Varied, from open grassland to bare sand to wet young forest within 100m. Caught on Cirsium arvense flowers. Kahis attached the following image:  [44.44Kb] Edited by Kahis on 22-07-2007 19:26 Kahis |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 22-07-2007 19:25
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 22-07-2007 19:26
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Semi-dorsal
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 22-07-2007 21:34
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks like Subclytia rotundiventris to me but I am not too sure if you have other alternatives over there see http://tachinidae...rcno=11701 - apologies for my terrible photos!!  |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 22-07-2007 21:41
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 Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3338 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Nice creature, I can say this at least... |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 22-07-2007 21:57
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Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Chris Raper wrote: Looks like Subclytia rotundiventris to me but I am not too sure if you have other alternatives over there No we dont I realised what the fly is a few minutes after posting the question. The species is in fact rather common here, oops 
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 22-07-2007 22:00
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Aren't you lucky!! Here it is rare  |
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