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 Tachinidae: Minthodes picta
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| ESant |
Posted on 21-10-2024 18:53
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2147 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Hello, I photographed this fly near Lago Mediano dell'Ischiator (CN), Italy, 2000m a.s.l. on August 17th 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:  [287.82Kb] Edited by ESant on 28-10-2024 19:12 |
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| ESant |
Posted on 21-10-2024 18:53
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2147 Joined: 20.09.20 |
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| ESant |
Posted on 21-10-2024 18:54
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2147 Joined: 20.09.20 |
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| ESant |
Posted on 21-10-2024 18:54
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2147 Joined: 20.09.20 |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 22-10-2024 02:33
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3916 Joined: 28.07.07 |
It looks like a Rhinophorid (woodlouse-fly), formerly a family of its own, now a subfamily of Calliphoridae. Compare Stevenia atramentaria (https://www.flick...710395155/), it has such a long petiole. Let's, however, wait for the Tachinid experts. Maybe the calypters are a bit big for a Rhinophorid? Regards, Sundew |
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| ESant |
Posted on 23-10-2024 13:25
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2147 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Thank you. Looking again, I'm not sure either if this is a Tachinidae or a Rhinophoridae. I tend to mix up the members of these two families. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 28-10-2024 14:30
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Administrator Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18888 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Definitely a Tachinidae, check the shape of calypter. It seems to be a Minthodes. You have only M. picta, which is a high mountain species, so that figures ! Theo |
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| ESant |
Posted on 28-10-2024 19:12
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2147 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Nice! Thank you very much Theo! |
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