Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachinidae: Atylomyia sp.
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| ESant |
Posted on 07-07-2021 12:28
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2264 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Hello, I photographed this fly in Bazzano (AQ), Italy on June 2nd 2021. I think it is a Tachinidae, but is it possible to identify its genus or species just from this photo? Thank you in advance, Emanuele ESant attached the following image:  [288.67Kb] Edited by ESant on 11-07-2021 12:05 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 07-07-2021 17:32
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19310 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes, it is a Tachinid and it looks very interesting. I need to work on this one. Theo |
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| ESant |
Posted on 10-07-2021 12:12
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2264 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Thank you Theo! I can only add another shot of the same specimen, but unfortunatly it's quite blurry and I don't think it can be very helpful.
ESant attached the following image:  [299.6Kb] |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 10-07-2021 19:12
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19310 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I am still very confused * apical scutellar bristles strong and erect * second aristal segemnt very elongated (4 x as long as wide) * bend of vein M with a fold or appendix There is simply no match to these simple and straightforwatd options (www.tachinidae.eu). So i am doing something wrong. You did not collect the specimen, by any chance ? Theo |
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| ESant |
Posted on 10-07-2021 22:25
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2264 Joined: 20.09.20 |
You did not collect the specimen, by any chance ? No, I usually don't collect specimens. I tried using www.tachinidae.eu too, but even after selecting slightly different options, the results are the same. I don't know if it can help for the identification, but I remember that this specimen was quite small. After comparing it with the stem it was standing on in the first photo (Convolvulus arvensis) I estimated that it was around 3mm long. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 11-07-2021 08:25
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19310 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I should have stick to my first gut feeling !! It is Atylomyia. Theo |
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| ESant |
Posted on 11-07-2021 12:04
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2264 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Nice! Thank you very much Theo! |
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