Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachinidae, Sturmia bella ? -> yes
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| Tannerh |
Posted on 11-03-2011 10:23
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Member Location: Siuntio, Finland Posts: 14 Joined: 10.03.11 |
This is probably Sturmia bella? Male specimen? There is only few and rather old records from Finland at all! Can anyone confirm this ID or give some help? This emerged from Araschnia levana pupae. Not straight, but probably first emerged fly-larva from butterfly-pupae and then this emerged from reddish-brown pupae on other side tank. Butterfly larvaes collected from nettle (Urtica dioica) in my backyard garden 19.8.2010 Place: Fennia, Nylandia, Siuntio (southern Finland) Fly with naked (not hairy) eyes, overall lenght 7.0 mm. Is there mysticious "Sturmia-flecks" visible in abdomen image? ("Male: Tergit 4 ventral oder an der seite mit einem Sturmia-fleck".) Tannerh attached the following image:  [170.79Kb] Edited by Tannerh on 12-03-2011 00:07 |
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| Tannerh |
Posted on 11-03-2011 10:24
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Member Location: Siuntio, Finland Posts: 14 Joined: 10.03.11 |
Middle leg
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| Tannerh |
Posted on 11-03-2011 10:26
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Member Location: Siuntio, Finland Posts: 14 Joined: 10.03.11 |
Outer male? genitalia
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| Tannerh |
Posted on 11-03-2011 10:28
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Member Location: Siuntio, Finland Posts: 14 Joined: 10.03.11 |
Sturmia-flecks?
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| Tannerh |
Posted on 11-03-2011 10:29
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Member Location: Siuntio, Finland Posts: 14 Joined: 10.03.11 |
Head with naked eyes
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| Tannerh |
Posted on 11-03-2011 10:29
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Member Location: Siuntio, Finland Posts: 14 Joined: 10.03.11 |
Scutellum
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| Tannerh |
Posted on 11-03-2011 10:31
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Member Location: Siuntio, Finland Posts: 14 Joined: 10.03.11 |
prothorax, dorsal (sorry poor quality image)
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 11-03-2011 13:36
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19230 Joined: 21.07.04 |
The head is not developed completely, so it looks a bit strange, but it seems to be OK. The host is typical, so that is OK as well. THe subapical scutellar bristles are set wide apart (as it should be in Sturmia) You might check: * palpus black * 4 sternopleural bristles. Theo |
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| Tannerh |
Posted on 11-03-2011 13:43
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Member Location: Siuntio, Finland Posts: 14 Joined: 10.03.11 |
Wov, many thanks to you, Theo Perhaps I put it too early in to the poison-bottle? Just emerged? Must check those things, you mentioned... |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 11-03-2011 16:19
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19230 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, you did. The vertex is unusually narrow. Next time better ! Theo |
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| Tannerh |
Posted on 11-03-2011 23:01
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Member Location: Siuntio, Finland Posts: 14 Joined: 10.03.11 |
Yes, this have 4 sternopleural bristles
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| Tannerh |
Posted on 11-03-2011 23:04
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Member Location: Siuntio, Finland Posts: 14 Joined: 10.03.11 |
This have also black palpus. Is it possible to say if this is male or female specimen? Tannerh attached the following image:  [130.26Kb] Hannu |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 11-03-2011 23:26
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Wow - looks like it flew into a wall!  It's got all the parts to say that it is Sturmia ... but it looks completely wrong, in the over all shape 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Tannerh |
Posted on 12-03-2011 00:03
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Member Location: Siuntio, Finland Posts: 14 Joined: 10.03.11 |
Thank you very much for determination, Theo & Chris and also Kaj Winqvist from Finland. (He advise me to ask help here from Tachnid-specialists) This is rather remarkable record from Finland! Last seen 1940 (over 70 years ago) So it was so important to me to get right ID for this species. Now I can save record to our database. (maybe without gender, male/female?) Edited by Tannerh on 12-03-2011 00:18 Hannu |
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| JariF |
Posted on 12-03-2011 07:29
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 2072 Joined: 20.01.06 |
Great find, lucky You |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 12-03-2011 10:55
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19230 Joined: 21.07.04 |
It is a male, females don't have Sturmia-spots Theo |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 12-03-2011 10:56
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19230 Joined: 21.07.04 |
To be clear, the ID is sure. Theo |
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| Tannerh |
Posted on 12-03-2011 11:57
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Member Location: Siuntio, Finland Posts: 14 Joined: 10.03.11 |
Many thanks all of you.
Hannu |
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 14-03-2011 14:08
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 Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 479 Joined: 04.08.08 |
Nice.. I am expecting this one to be an expansive species in the north... we´ll see!
Edited by Jaakko on 14-03-2011 14:09 |
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