Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Australian Tachinidae
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 04-07-2015 02:40
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I believe this is Tachinidae. Can anyone suggest a subfamily or genus? Malaise trap, Townsville, Queensland.
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 04-07-2015 02:40
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Posted by Graeme Cocks on 04-07-2015 02:40
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Posted by Graeme Cocks on 04-07-2015 02:41
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Posted by Zeegers on 04-07-2015 09:34
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A Carcelia or more likely Senometopia. The latter from QLD are hopeless....
Theo
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 04-07-2015 19:45
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Thanks Theo. I'm finding the faces very helpful in sorting out species from each other. I have two screens on my computer. I open this one on the right hand screen and run a slide show of all possible faces on the left screen. All I need now is some face recogntion software. :)
Posted by Zeegers on 05-07-2015 08:10
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Yes, If you have seen many Tachinidae, you can do a lot with jizz of faces ! Be sure, though, not to be misled be trivial matters as sexual dimorphism.
So compare males with males only, whenever possible.
Theo
Posted by Graeme Cocks on 05-07-2015 09:13
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Ah, there's a problem. I haven't worked out how to tell a male from a female. Can you help?