Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Medina collaris (Tachinidae)
Posted by Rui Andrade on 09-03-2008 10:00
#1
Keeping with Barcelos, here is a beautiful tachinid. What may it be?
date: 08/03/2008
Edited by Rui Andrade on 27-03-2008 01:10
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 09-03-2008 10:36
#2
this fly has a strong resemblance to the fly I saw last weekend! But mine was even darker.
Posted by Stephane Lebrun on 09-03-2008 11:20
#3
I'd say female of
Medina collaris.
Posted by Zeegers on 09-03-2008 14:56
#4
I agree
what is she doing ?
Theo
Posted by crex on 09-03-2008 15:34
#5
Zeegers wrote:
what is she doing ?
Drinking water?
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 09-03-2008 15:35
#6
licking minerals... I think.
A friend of mine reported that he saw tachinids licking on stones...
Posted by Rui Andrade on 09-03-2008 20:50
#7
Thanks to all of you:)
It was really sucking something...and was really commited to what it was doing. Even when I captured it, it didn't move.
Whatever it was doing it seemed very important.
Today I saw two of them mating (well, I think they were the same species):
Posted by Zeegers on 10-03-2008 17:56
#8
Nice picture.
Correct, same species
Theo
Posted by Rui Andrade on 10-03-2008 18:33
#9
Thank you very much for the confirmation Theo:)