Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Urophora cuspidata
Posted by Alandy7 on 23-06-2016 22:19
#1
Is it possible to confirm from this photo that it is Urophora cuspidata?
Photo taken 16 June 2016, N. Yorkshire. UK
Edited by Alandy7 on 24-06-2016 12:38
Posted by Roger Thomason on 23-06-2016 23:23
#2
Unless I'm getting the wrong photo on my laptop :S this appears to be
Urophora sp maybe
jaceana (female). [Tephritidae] According to Google search
Sitticus pubescens is a Jumping Spider..I've zoomed in on this photo...can't find one of those...anywhere. ;)
Posted by Alandy7 on 24-06-2016 12:30
#3
Sorry, got two enquiry's crossed.
I will correct ASAP
Posted by Alandy7 on 24-06-2016 12:41
#4
Is it possible to tell if it is jaceana, cuspidate, or may-be neither?
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 24-06-2016 20:31
#5
Dear Alandy, it
can be
cuspidata, but I cannot tell with certainty that it is not
U. solstitialis: the only characters are either the host plant or the very tip of the ovipositor (under high magnification). As the fore femur has a dark vitta, it is CERTAINLY NO jaceana.
Posted by Alandy7 on 25-06-2016 18:04
#6
Thank you very much, I think I will just have to settle for Urophora sp.
Alan
Edited by Alandy7 on 25-06-2016 18:05