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| jezlee |
Posted on 23-07-2010 12:14
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 Member Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 195 Joined: 12.06.06 |
And another! I think this must be a tachinid again ... where's Chris? 
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 23-07-2010 15:56
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Yeah, a tachinid ... perhaps Nemorilla floralis? Do you have a few more angles - ones that might should the 'shoulders' a bit better? I only ever see Nemorilla in collections or in photos ... never seem to catch them myself.
Edited by ChrisR on 23-07-2010 16:01 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| jezlee |
Posted on 23-07-2010 16:02
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Member Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 195 Joined: 12.06.06 |
ChrisR wrote: Yeah, a tachinid ... perhaps Nemorilla floralis? Do you have a few more angles - ones that might should the 'shoulders' a bit better? I only ever see Nemorilla in collections or in photos ... never seem to catch them myself. No. I haven't ...  What views would you recommend as best to aid identification from photographs, Chris? Jez Lee www.uknature.co.uk |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 23-07-2010 16:06
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Depends on the fly ... everything needs different bits ... but in general aim to get lots of photos from as many angles as possible. A good dorsal showing the wings too plus lateral body and face lateral too. But really just get lots - even if it is just a back leg in focus - you never know 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| jezlee |
Posted on 23-07-2010 16:10
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Member Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 195 Joined: 12.06.06 |
ChrisR wrote: Depends on the fly ... everything needs different bits ... but in general aim to get lots of photos from as many angles as possible. A good dorsal showing the wings too plus lateral body and face lateral too. But really just get lots - even if it is just a back leg in focus - you never know Cheers, Chris - I will endeavour to get more next time!
Jez Lee www.uknature.co.uk |
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