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jane bowman	#1 Posted on 13-12-2009 20:14
Member Location: Posts: 70 Joined: 28.12.07	Sorry the file was too big! Found in the Scottish Highlands 09/07/09 An ID please. Thanks Jane jane bowman attached the following image: [135.71Kb]


Zeegers	#2 Posted on 13-12-2009 20:34
Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19028 Joined: 21.07.04	Linnaemyia vulpina Excellent pic. Theo


syrphus	#3 Posted on 16-12-2009 09:19
Member Location: N Scotland Posts: 78 Joined: 07.06.06	Hello Theo. I notice in another thread that you say this species is unmistakable. What are the critical characters to use? Regards, Murdo Edited by syrphus on 16-12-2009 09:21


ChrisR	#4 Posted on 16-12-2009 11:24
Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04	Basically, a projecting mouth edge, densely hairy eyes, yellow basicosta, orange-sided abdomen and an orange femur ... and after you have seen a lot of the alternative tachinids then these ones just look like vulpina Also, the fact that it would be flying close to moors and heaths would strongly suggest L.vulpina Edited by ChrisR on 16-12-2009 11:25 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.


syrphus	#5 Posted on 16-12-2009 11:40
Member Location: N Scotland Posts: 78 Joined: 07.06.06	Thanks, Chris. I will look out for it. Only one dot in Scotland on the Gateway, but I expect it is widespread. I have certainly seen similar things, but I am not confident with muscids, tachinids, etc. M.


ChrisR	#6 Posted on 16-12-2009 14:03
Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04	Well, if you get a calyptrate fly that looks quite like this flying in and out of clumps of Heather then it's a fair bet so get your net on it If you want anything confirming then feel free to send them to me Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.