Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachinidae
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| davenicholls |
Posted on 09-11-2009 15:10
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Member Location: Leicester, England Posts: 240 Joined: 27.04.07 |
Seen on 2 November in woodland in England. Is it possible to suggest an ID? Many thanks
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 09-11-2009 18:01
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Looks like a Phryxe sp. to me but (as always) it would be nice to see other angles 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| davenicholls |
Posted on 11-11-2009 17:24
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Member Location: Leicester, England Posts: 240 Joined: 27.04.07 |
Many thanks Chris. For future reference, are there particular features it would be useful to photograph to aid identification of tachinids? Dave |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 11-11-2009 18:52
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Well, it depends on the genus ... but whichever angle you have then the one we need will be the one you were going for just before it flew off!  Phryxe are a bit anonymous-looking but I'd hope to see erect apical scutellar bristles and if you wanted a species ID then you'd have to show the head from the side and be a bit lucky! When I am trying to photograph tachinids in the field then I try for lots of dorsal and lateral shots - just take loads of photos and fill the card 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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