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 Medina collaris (Tachinidae)
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 09-03-2008 10:00
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Keeping with Barcelos, here is a beautiful tachinid. What may it be? date: 08/03/2008   
Edited by Rui Andrade on 27-03-2008 01:10 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 09-03-2008 10:36
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
this fly has a strong resemblance to the fly I saw last weekend! But mine was even darker. |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 09-03-2008 11:20
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
I'd say female of Medina collaris.
Stephane. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 09-03-2008 14:56
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18942 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I agree what is she doing ? Theo |
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| crex |
Posted on 09-03-2008 15:34
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Zeegers wrote: what is she doing ? Drinking water? |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 09-03-2008 15:35
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
licking minerals... I think. A friend of mine reported that he saw tachinids licking on stones... |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 09-03-2008 20:50
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thanks to all of you It was really sucking something...and was really commited to what it was doing. Even when I captured it, it didn't move. Whatever it was doing it seemed very important. Today I saw two of them mating (well, I think they were the same species):  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 10-03-2008 17:56
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 18942 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Nice picture. Correct, same species Theo |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 10-03-2008 18:33
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you very much for the confirmation Theo |
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