Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachinidae: Exorista sp.
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| ESant |
Posted on 26-09-2024 21:52
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2190 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Hello, I photographed this fly on Mount Greco (AQ), Italy, 2250m a.s.l. on June 15th 2024. I think it is a Tachinidae, but is it possible to identify its genus or species based on these photos? Thank you in advance, Emanuele ESant attached the following image:  [291.77Kb] Edited by ESant on 28-09-2024 12:59 |
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| ESant |
Posted on 26-09-2024 21:52
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2190 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Photo 2:
ESant attached the following image:  [286.7Kb] |
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| ESant |
Posted on 26-09-2024 21:53
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2190 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Photo 3:
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| John Carr |
Posted on 26-09-2024 23:03
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 Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10489 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Exorista? A few Italian species have short hairs on the eyes. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 28-09-2024 09:37
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19146 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I was lost, but might actually be a decent idea. Theo |
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| ESant |
Posted on 28-09-2024 12:58
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2190 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Thank you both very much! I assume that these photos are not enough to say which species is it, right? |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 28-09-2024 13:24
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Super Administrator Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10489 Joined: 22.10.10 |
I tried Ceretti's key and thought the best fit was Exorista decidua(*), which is recorded from France and Spain but not Italy. This is based on the key, not on experience with European Exorista. I don't know what the species looks like. (*) "Occhio con pubescenza rada e più corta", "Superficie dorsolaterale dei tergiti 3, 4 e 5 con pruinosità rispettivamente su 1/2-2/3, circa 1/2 e 1/3-1/2 della loro lunghezza" |
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