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 Tachinidae ? 3 days ago
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| Eric Steckx |
Posted on 03-12-2009 21:38
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 Member Location: Belgium Posts: 271 Joined: 15.09.05 |
Hello, 30/11/2009 in Aywaille (Belgium) One of the about ten flies met this monday. Can you help me ? Best regards ric Eric Steckx attached the following image:  [163.43Kb] |
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| Eric Steckx |
Posted on 03-12-2009 21:40
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Member Location: Belgium Posts: 271 Joined: 15.09.05 |
and this two, too
Eric Steckx attached the following image:  [118.36Kb] |
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 04-12-2009 08:15
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 Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 479 Joined: 04.08.08 |
Macquartia sp. Interestingly late, here in north these are predominantly spring species. Jaakko |
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| Eric Steckx |
Posted on 04-12-2009 13:03
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Member Location: Belgium Posts: 271 Joined: 15.09.05 |
Thank you Jaakko, With red femurs and black tibias, is it possible to restrict to a group of species ? Or these criterias are variable, too ? Very few species are illustrated in the gallery. Best regards ric |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-12-2009 18:25
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19296 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Very interesting ! The reddish femora strongly suggest M. viridana female, which is..... an very early spring species. Could you check the original to see whether the parafacialia is hairy or bare ? In this case, the very warm weather must have confused this girl. It is rare, but I have seen it before (Siphona maculata from october) Theo |
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| Eric Steckx |
Posted on 04-12-2009 19:13
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Member Location: Belgium Posts: 271 Joined: 15.09.05 |
Thank you Theo Here are, in original format, the best three pictures I have showing the face. The parafacialia seems bare, but I'm not sure. Best regards ric Eric Steckx attached the following image:  [67.47Kb] |
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| Jaakko |
Posted on 04-12-2009 20:15
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Member Location: Joensuu, Finland Posts: 479 Joined: 04.08.08 |
Lower images show that the parafacial is hairy! So Theo is right (again). Strange finding... |
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| Eric Steckx |
Posted on 04-12-2009 20:23
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Member Location: Belgium Posts: 271 Joined: 15.09.05 |
Many thanks The weather goes mad  ric Eric Steckx |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 04-12-2009 21:54
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19296 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I agree Definitely hairy ! Great discovery, Eric Theo |
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| Eric Steckx |
Posted on 04-12-2009 22:25
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Member Location: Belgium Posts: 271 Joined: 15.09.05 |
Thanks Theo
Eric Steckx |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 07-12-2009 19:21
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19296 Joined: 21.07.04 |
See my other recent post. It really is either dispar or viridana, but things might be more complicated then simply viridana. The length of the prealar bristle is critical in females. It seems to be long (implying viridana, indeed), but it is very difficult to really see. The one by Christine is definitily dispar. So this made my doubt on this one. Theo |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 07-12-2009 19:22
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19296 Joined: 21.07.04 |
See my other recent post. It really is either dispar or viridana, but things might be more complicated then simply viridana. The length of the prealar bristle is critical in females. It seems to be long (implying viridana, indeed), but it is very difficult to really see. The one by Christine is definitily dispar. So this made my doubt on this one. Theo |
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