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 Tachinidae/Rhinophoridae? > Eriothrix rufomaculata [TZ]
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 22-11-2009 20:04
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 Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Northumberland, end of July, 7-8mm. Sorry only one shot.
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 23-11-2009 09:12
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 Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 479 Joined: 04.08.08 |
Looks interesting. Not like any tachinid I would know, so how about Stevenia sp. (Rhinophoridae)? I'm a bit puzzled by the calypters, as they do not appear that rhinophoridish... |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 23-11-2009 11:02
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Thanks Jaakko. From the Gallery I did wonder if it might be a Stevenia. Apart from the calypters, is the petiole long enough? I suppose these things vary quite a bit between species. Shame I didn't get more and better photos  Stephen. Edited by Stephen R on 23-11-2009 11:20 |
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| conopid |
Posted on 23-11-2009 17:15
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 Member Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1039 Joined: 02.07.04 |
Shame I didn't get more and better photos ... or better still, collected a male specimen 
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 23-11-2009 20:08
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19026 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Definitely Tachinidae, for the reason mentioned by Jaakko. Very weird though. First impression is Estheria, however, the eyes are hairy is that right (have a look at the left eye at the yellow background) ? Can we say anything on the arista (bare / plumose )? Palpus is yellow, correct ? Theo |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 23-11-2009 20:29
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
I'll come back with a crop of the head (can't do it on this machine). The eyes are definitely hairy and the palpus orange, but I can't be sure about the arista from what I have here. My impression is that it is bare. Stephen. |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 23-11-2009 21:50
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
This is all there is
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 23-11-2009 21:52
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
and here's a crop of the back end.
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 25-11-2009 21:37
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19026 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Aaahhh! The yellow thing is the proboscis, the palpus is black ! It must be Eriothrix rufomaculata, I don't have another option.The reddish sidemarks are obscured by the wings. this perfectly fits 'end of July' Theo Theo |
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 25-11-2009 21:50
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Yes, that makes perfect sense - there were lots of E rufomaculata about. Sorry to have started a wild goose chase , and thank you for giving it so much attention. Stephen. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 25-11-2009 23:24
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Wow - that was amazingly deceptive - I would have guessed I could never mistake an E.rufomaculata 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 27-11-2009 14:37
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Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 479 Joined: 04.08.08 |
"Not any tachinid I would know" ... (sigh)
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| Stephen R |
Posted on 27-11-2009 16:12
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Member Location: Clitheroe Lancashire UK Posts: 2396 Joined: 12.06.09 |
Is there a prize for Misleading Photo of the Year?  Sorry folks! Stephen. |
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