Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachinidae - Cylindromyia bicolor?
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| nick upton |
Posted on 06-06-2010 22:28
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Can anyone confirm this tentative ID of a Corsican Tachinid. 4th June 2010 c10mm feeding on Umbel flowers by mountain stream, Corsica c500m. nick upton attached the following image:  [112.86Kb] Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 06-06-2010 22:30
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nick upton attached the following image:  [177.11Kb] Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 06-06-2010 23:15
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Yes, well done - C.bicolor - the only one with a red-tipped abdomen  Did you see any other tachs? Edited by ChrisR on 06-06-2010 23:16 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 07-06-2010 07:43
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Hi Chris. Many thanks for the quick confirmation. Yes, there are a few more to come, but I posted what i thought might be the easiest tachinid to be sure of first!
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 07-06-2010 08:51
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Good news - in my experience C.bicolor also tend to be quite large too, when compared to most of the other Cylindromyia, so they should be very visible in the field.
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 07-06-2010 09:54
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
Yes, they were pretty obvious and there were quite a few of them (and many other things) around. Didn't know where to point the lens next...
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 07-06-2010 10:43
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
When you get to that stage I'd recommend breaking out the net  Also, with things like Cylindromyia, Gymnosoma, Leucostoma and Eliozeta/Clytiomya, people often stop when they have caught a couple because they think they are catching the same thing. But I usually recommend catching at least 5 of each "thing" per location, per 2-3 week period, just because there is always more than one species and sometimes you need a particular sex.
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| nick upton |
Posted on 07-06-2010 18:42
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Member Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 828 Joined: 12.03.10 |
All good points, and yes I know collecting would help to make sure...... but I rarely pack a net and vials and a 3 week trip and Ryanair luggage limitations meant the camera gear and clothes got priority...
Nick Upton - naturalist and photographer |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 07-06-2010 20:17
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Ahh, yes - the airlines certainly like to get you there but they just don't want you to take anything with you!
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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