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 2 tachinid flies - same species, but which?
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| Sundew |
Posted on 13-05-2010 20:19
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Hi, Today it was very cold, and the flies were slow. Light was bad, I had to use the flash. On house walls I found two nice Tachinids, obviously belonging to the same species (at least to me!). The arista looked somehow articulated. I wonder which name will be found. Many thanks, Sundew #1 Sundew attached the following image:  [174.48Kb] |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 13-05-2010 20:19
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 13-05-2010 20:30
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I'd prefer to see bigger photos, showing more detail but my guess on #1 would be Blepharomyia pagana  Possibly also #2 but I would prefer a confirmation from Theo 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Stephane Lebrun |
Posted on 13-05-2010 20:35
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 Member Location: Le Havre, France Posts: 8248 Joined: 03.03.07 |
Triathria setipennis would be my guess.
Stephane. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 13-05-2010 20:38
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Damn - I missed that long arista-2 segment 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 13-05-2010 21:03
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Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3939 Joined: 28.07.07 |
Chris: do you really want still bigger photos, or did you simply forget to click on them  ? I can try to get detail magnifications, if you tell me what you need.However, you obviously came to an agreement with Stephane, didn't you? So Triathria setipennis, new for me - great! Thanks! Edited by Sundew on 13-05-2010 21:04 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 13-05-2010 21:09
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Hi - that's fine - I clicked but forgot to click again to maximize them - doh! Having a bad day here ... brain is still on holiday! The long arista segments should be quite distinctive of Triathria setipennis so it should be fine
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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