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 Tachinidae - Cyzenis albicans - thanks Chris and Theo
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 21-04-2010 13:24
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 Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
This may well be the same species as I posted yesterday, see http://www.dipter...ost_130861. 'Slightly' better photos this time, certainly more of them. I've tried keying it out using Belshaw; without a satisfactory answer. If the mouth is projecting - hard to say - then I get to Cadurciella; if not projecting, I get to Cyzenis, but that should have at least one proclinate parafrontal - I can't see any. Or perhaps I've gone hopelessly wrong somewhere previously. 21/4/2010; Devon, England Tim tim worfolk attached the following image:  [131.46Kb] Edited by tim worfolk on 21-04-2010 20:17 |
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 21-04-2010 13:25
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Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
same again
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 21-04-2010 13:26
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Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
closer, through possibly no sharper, view of head.
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 21-04-2010 14:11
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Mouth doesn't look projecting to me, though Cadurciella is probably the most borderline species to run through that couplet  Doesn't fit Cadurciella to me though - I have had them a few times on good grassland sites with plenty of Green Hairstreak.  In the absence of a specimen the Cyzenis looks the best bet so far
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 21-04-2010 19:57
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19271 Joined: 21.07.04 |
What is wrong with Cyzenis albicans ? It has this proclinate orbital clearly in last pic, except that it is lateroclinate (accidental) ? Theo |
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| tim worfolk |
Posted on 21-04-2010 20:16
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Member Location: Devon, England Posts: 737 Joined: 05.05.09 |
Thanks to both of you for clearing this up, I obviously need to learn my bristles - or take better photos. Nice fly and a first for me. Thanks Tim |
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