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 Tachinidae - Alophora/Phasia hemiptera?
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| Renate |
Posted on 17-04-2010 19:00
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 Member Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 82 Joined: 09.03.09 |
Hi, this 10mm fly was sitting on a fence. Could this be Alophora/Phasia hemiptera? (No idea which of the names is currently in use). I sort of expected darker patches on the wings and some brown-ish bits on the abdomen. But anyway, that's the closest I can get. Germany, Hamburg, 17th April 2010 Thanks in advance for your help Renate attached the following image:  [187.52Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 17-04-2010 19:18
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Phasia hemiptera yes - from the ginger hair on the sides of the thorax 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Renate |
Posted on 17-04-2010 20:38
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Member Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 82 Joined: 09.03.09 |
Thanks a lot, Chris. Guess I'll remember that one from now on  |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 18-04-2010 17:22
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19271 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Very early one ! Theo |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 18-04-2010 18:43
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I've had early-brood P.hemiptera here on 24/4/2004 - nectaring on flowers in woodland without any leaves yet ... though they are as rare as hen's teeth 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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