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| tristram |
Posted on 21-09-2011 20:11
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 677 Joined: 27.06.10 |
In long grass in Reading, UK, on 2011-09-21.
tristram attached the following image:  [142.74Kb] Edited by tristram on 21-09-2011 20:12 |
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| tristram |
Posted on 21-09-2011 20:12
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 677 Joined: 27.06.10 |
And from above:
tristram attached the following image:  [179.95Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 21-09-2011 21:38
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 6967 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Linnaemya - possibly tessellans but would be nice to key it out and check for picta if you have a specimen  L.picta has been spreading across the UK this year (Kent, Suffolk & Cambridgeshire) so it's not unrealistic to think that it might make the Thames Valley
Edited by ChrisR on 21-09-2011 21:39 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London, Coordinator for the UK Tachinid Recording Scheme, my Diptera blog |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 21-09-2011 21:39
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 7339 Joined: 21.07.04 |
A Linnaemyia. Might very well be picta. Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 21-09-2011 21:41
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 6967 Joined: 12.07.04 |
@Theo: What might indicate picta from the above photos?
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London, Coordinator for the UK Tachinid Recording Scheme, my Diptera blog |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 21-09-2011 21:48
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 7339 Joined: 21.07.04 |
red tibia and yellow humerus. But I'm not sure. Now we mention it, the apical margin of tergite 5 definitely seems reddish int he last pic, which would confirm picta. Olsufjevi and others have a less prominent projecting mouth margin Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 21-09-2011 22:07
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 6967 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Hmm, definitely needs a specimen then ... would be nice to know the exact locality and I could have a look - it must be close to me If it is picta then it is a very exciting record
Edited by ChrisR on 21-09-2011 22:08 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London, Coordinator for the UK Tachinid Recording Scheme, my Diptera blog |
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| tristram |
Posted on 21-09-2011 22:25
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Member Location: Reading, UK Posts: 677 Joined: 27.06.10 |
Thankyou Chris and Theo! I don't have a specimen. I do have this rather blurry photo under a different lighting (for what its worth): tristram attached the following image:  [170.66Kb] |
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| sd |
Posted on 21-09-2011 22:47
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Member Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 557 Joined: 11.10.07 |
I've seen a lot of picta this year, though mostly males which are easier to id than this female, but it does look right to me - strong bristles on the lower cheeks. The males have reddish areas laterally on the abdomen-- http://www.dipter...d_id=35154 Steve |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 22-09-2011 00:37
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 6967 Joined: 12.07.04 |
@tristram: Sadly photos won't help much because the features we need to see for a 100% confirmation are too small to show up. If you can PM me the locality then I might be able to have a look but if you can get a specimen then I would be *very* interested indeed - just catch one and I will sort out the pinning etc.
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London, Coordinator for the UK Tachinid Recording Scheme, my Diptera blog |
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 22-09-2011 21:14
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 Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 468 Joined: 04.08.08 |
Looks like picta to me as well. Funny, last year tesselans was more common here in Friedberg, this year the opposite! |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 22-09-2011 21:42
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 6967 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Great news - Linnaemya picta has been romping across the country but a specimen from the Reading area would be a massive leap from previous regions I'm hesitant to take the record from a photo but Tristram is going to have a go at catching one for me and I'm going to keep a good lookout in other areas
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London, Coordinator for the UK Tachinid Recording Scheme, my Diptera blog |
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...what you prefer, we can discus this, during some good wine, cheese and many new pinned flies!