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 Tachina ursina query
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| jane bowman |
Posted on 05-05-2010 09:03
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Member Location: Posts: 70 Joined: 28.12.07 |
Found on Blackthorn-Prunus spinosa--03/05/10 in the Scottish Highlands. Could this be tachina ursina---if not an ID please. Thank you Jane Bowman jane bowman attached the following image:  [67.59Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 05-05-2010 09:32
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Yes, that's T.ursina - very characteristic narrow, white bands on the abdomen  Nice record too - could you PM me the grid reference and I will put it into the recording scheme database
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| syrphus |
Posted on 05-05-2010 10:07
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Member Location: N Scotland Posts: 78 Joined: 07.06.06 |
Thanks Paul. I suggested Jane should put this up for confirmation. By a coincidence I had a few days before been sent a specimen of the same: Tachina ursina 20 Apr 2010 Inverawe NN02293120 1 Obs Carl Farmer Det Murdo Macdonald (on the basis of your ID here). These extend the range significantly in Scotland. I will see if the specimen will be acceptable at NMS (it has one wing detached and will need relaxing and setting). Murdo |
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| jane bowman |
Posted on 05-05-2010 10:14
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Member Location: Posts: 70 Joined: 28.12.07 |
Many thanks for this Paul. Will get a NGR to you via Murdo. Thanks also to Murdo for his initial ID |
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| Matt Smith |
Posted on 05-05-2010 12:18
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Member Location: UK Posts: 28 Joined: 13.07.04 |
Paul? |
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| syrphus |
Posted on 05-05-2010 13:05
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Member Location: N Scotland Posts: 78 Joined: 07.06.06 |
Sorry - Chris! I had a track on, and these come with Paul's address. And I had a bad night ... Murdo |
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