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 Tachinidae, ? from Romania
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| cosmln |
Posted on 06-08-2008 21:20
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 Member Location: Romania Posts: 956 Joined: 18.03.07 |
Hi, today received from a friend (Alexandru Strugariu) some photos of a tachinid (i think) posed on a not so tipical substrate. photos where made today (6.august.2008). i don't think that an identification will be possible (but who knows), but at least to share this photos (i have author permission). enjoy, cosmln cosmln attached the following image:  [130.34Kb] |
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| cosmln |
Posted on 06-08-2008 21:21
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 956 Joined: 18.03.07 |
and second one (last one)
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 06-08-2008 21:28
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Wow, amazing photo  !!! I think it's a sarcophagid. What species is the snake? |
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| cosmln |
Posted on 06-08-2008 21:29
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 956 Joined: 18.03.07 |
Rui Andrade wrote: Wow, amazing photo !!! I think it's a sarcophagid. What species is the snake?Vipera berus i don't exclude Sarcophagidae, but the fly was very thorny. cosmln Edited by cosmln on 06-08-2008 21:30 |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 06-08-2008 21:39
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
i don't exclude Sarcophagidae, but the fly was very thorny. Yes, you are right, normally sarcophagids aren't so thorny. Thanks for the name of the snake. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 06-08-2008 22:27
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
It's a sarcophagid - they are often very bristly but when seen from the side it becomes more obvious  In this case the dusting pattern and prominent shiny, black genital capsule strongly suggest a sarcophagid.  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 07-08-2008 19:54
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19234 Joined: 21.07.04 |
First of all, aaamazing pictures. Secondly, is the photographer still alive ? Thirdly, the fly. I agree, it looks very bristly, yet also my gut feeling guesses it is Sarcophagidae. It is too slender / elongate for most Tachinidae. And Sarcophagidae make much more sense from the biological point of view. Theo |
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