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Pandelleia sexpunctata (Tachinidae) female
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Pandelleia sexpunctata (Tachinidae) female

France, Haute-Pyrenees, Barege
4th August 2016. Altitude 1 725m
Using Mesnil's 1975 key, very wide frons and strong spots on T2, this is P. sexpunctata rather than the other Western European species P. otiorrynchi

The specimen was collected a few years ago but quickly became greasy. Some work with solvent has mostly restored it for these current photos.

As sometimes happens, a lucky first sweep on steep grazed hillside with low juniper yielded this lovely Pandelleia. As also sometimes happens, another hour's sweeping trying for another provided for nothing other than a very tired arm! There were plentiful large black weevils feeding on thistles which may well have been the target host.

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Hi Steve

Very nice indeed ! I once caught this species in the Spanish Pyrenees in the Ripoll - Olot region. Peter Tschorsnig informed me at that time that he believed sexpunctata and otiorynchi to be synonyms.

Which would solve all your problems Smile


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Looking at the key, synonyms would seem to be reasonable Smile

 
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Nice one Steve. I have just posted a photo of the male for this amazing species!!! Smile
 
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