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 Tachinidae: Alsomyia capillata
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| ESant |
Posted on 24-11-2024 23:02
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2178 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Hello, I photographed this fly in Lago di San Bernolfo (CN), Italy, 1900m a.s.l. on August 22nd 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:  [298.3Kb] Edited by ESant on 27-11-2024 13:01 |
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| ESant |
Posted on 24-11-2024 23:02
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2178 Joined: 20.09.20 |
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| ESant |
Posted on 24-11-2024 23:02
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2178 Joined: 20.09.20 |
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| ESant |
Posted on 24-11-2024 23:03
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2178 Joined: 20.09.20 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 27-11-2024 08:40
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19009 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Very interesting. So first impression is Platymyia, however, calypter lacks inner black margin. Usually, in that case, it turns out to be Paratryphera, but not in this case. It is a good match with Alsomyia (capillata), which is a montane species, so that figures as well. The key feature, however, for Alsomyia is the presence of setulae on back of coxa 3, despite the excellent pics kind of difficult to see  So with high probability Alsomyia capillata, I'd say. Theo |
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| ESant |
Posted on 27-11-2024 13:01
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Member Location: L'Aquila, Italy Posts: 2178 Joined: 20.09.20 |
Thank you very much Theo! I would have neve been able to identify it without your help. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 27-11-2024 18:09
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19009 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I know it looks loke one of those hunderds of grey flies, but to me, I see several peculiar features, that helps. Theo |
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