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 red-eyed Tachinid
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 15-08-2009 09:22
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 Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
Red eyes, black with grey body. Pavlov reflex says Sarcophagidae, yet I think it's Tachinidae. St Claude, French Jura, 20 July. Small gorge with fast running river, mostly forest with some open space. On Hogweed on such open space. Cor Zonneveld attached the following image:  [117.01Kb] Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| Cor Zonneveld |
Posted on 15-08-2009 09:22
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Member Location: Amstelveen, the Netherlands Posts: 840 Joined: 14.10.06 |
other pic
Cor Zonneveld attached the following image:  [101.82Kb] Edited by Cor Zonneveld on 15-08-2009 09:30 Thanks for your attention Cor Zonneveld |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 15-08-2009 09:27
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks a bit like Sturmia bella (from the tuft of bristles on T4 & T5 and the bare eyes and general appearance), but I am not 100% confident 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 16-08-2009 09:42
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19011 Joined: 21.07.04 |
You had good reason for doubt. The abdominal pattern differs from Sturmia. Moreover, there are two pairs of reclinate orbital setae, Sturmia always has only one pair. This is Masicera silvatica, indeed rather 'Sturmiini' in appearance Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 16-08-2009 10:02
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Ahh, thanks for the correction - I never see Masicera so it's not something I am very familiar with - it did look very dark though for Sturmia
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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