Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae

Posted by Zeegers on 14-10-2005 12:26
#5

Hi Chris,


Yes, it is a female. There is a strong sexual dimorfism in Ectophasia (as in Phasia). Moreover, especially the males tend to be very variable. On the other hand, females of crassipennis cannot be reliable distinguished from a picture from those of oblonga.
But your confusion is no doubt based on the comparison of males and females.


Greetings


Theo