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 Tachinidae from Holland
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 30-05-2009 19:06
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 Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
Today I saw this rather small (say 5 mm) fly on Aegopodium podagraria. It reminded me of Solieria pacifica - but it also differs from that species. 1. In my recollection, Soliera was bigger 2. I saw Soliera end June, 1 month later than this year, while 2007 had a record hot spring. So Soliera seems to be a full summer species; to day might be too early. 3. Soliera has a uniform ground color. This fly had the same color at the abdomen, but head and thorax were greyish, giving a strong impression of separate colors for thorax and abdomen - much stronger than when you look at the photo's. Additional info: Amstelveen, the Netherlands. Grass land with lots of flowers, pond and ditch nearby, as are shrubs and trees. Clay soil topped with sand. Cor Zonneveld attached the following image:  [122.68Kb] Edited by Cor Zonneveld on 30-05-2009 19:07 Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 30-05-2009 19:07
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Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
other photo
Cor Zonneveld attached the following image:  [105.04Kb] Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 30-05-2009 20:33
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19298 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Definitely a male Solieria. Given the locality, must be pacifica. If you can get a glimp of the tarsi.... Theo |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 30-05-2009 20:35
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19298 Joined: 21.07.04 |
About the date, it is early, sure, but there have been more males in May. Theo |
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 30-05-2009 21:09
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Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
a glim of tarsi - just that!
Cor Zonneveld attached the following image:  [95.88Kb] Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 31-05-2009 10:47
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19298 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I'm not really sure. It might be vacua, which would be a spectacular find. So probably not, I just can't see enough Theo |
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