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 Tephritis cf. hyoscyami
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| Sundew |
Posted on 03-05-2009 21:39
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, Today this Tephritid sat in our garden. Is it a Tephritis species? Many thanks for help, Sundew Sundew attached the following image:  [138.7Kb] Edited by Sundew on 06-05-2009 21:44 |
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| christoophe |
Posted on 04-05-2009 12:38
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 Member Location: France Provence Posts: 1993 Joined: 06.02.08 |
I am not a specialist, maybe Tephritis stictica??? Valery, what do you think? I am very interested in this family. |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 05-05-2009 23:05
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Valery doesn't find us... |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 06-05-2009 17:18
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Tephritis hyosciami (L.) is the most probable ID. Another possibility is T. hendeli - they differ in the length of the ovipositor. T. stictica Lw. occurs in Mediterranea and generally differs in having 3 narrower strikes insted of the 3 bigger dark spots.
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 06-05-2009 19:55 Val |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 06-05-2009 21:43
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3917 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Ah - now we have a name, thanks to Valery! The epitheton suggests that the host plant is Hyoscyamus niger (Solanaceae), a species that is quite rare and ephemeral here in our district. I haven't found it for years. So the fly might get a problem. Is the host plant of T. hendeliana known? A more frequent plant species could change possibilities, as long as we can't compare the ovipositors... Regards, Sundew |
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