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Phyto melanocephala (was: Tachinidae)
Robert Heemskerk
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Posted on 16-06-2010 20:33
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hi flyforum,

Yesterday I catched this Tachinidae inside my parents house.
It unfortunatlely drowned in some waterdrops which I submitted to the bottle.
That's why the fly look's a bit wetty..

It is Tachinidae? (I can't see darkening in the wing) and the veins looks Tachinidae.

What kind of tachinidae is it?

greeting Robert
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Does it have a proper, rounded, full subscutellum? Could it be a rhinophorid?
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I'm sure it does not have a proper subscutellum, because it is a Rhinophorid: Phyto melanocephala.

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I suspected it ... I am just not good on rhinophorids because I see then very rarely here (except Rhinophora and Paykullia) Smile
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hi Chris and Liekele,

Yes, it must be a rhinophorid.
(it was my first idea, but I got confused by missing darkened teints in the wing)
It is not a characteristic indoor-rhino, more a flower-rhino..

Thanks for helping,
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Hi Robert


Could you please PM the details on locality ?
Phyto melanocephala used to be restricted to the river area and Zuid Limburg, but has spread rather rapidly in recent years


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Theo
 
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hi Theo,

Here are the details on locality:
http://waarneming...w/48578698

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Peculiar locality, interesting

Thanks

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