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 Dexia vacua > nice tachinidae
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 24-07-2010 20:23
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 Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
hi flyforum, Today I found this nice tachinidae. It looks like Dexia vacua, but I am not sure. place: Amsterdam, Thijssepark date: 24-07-2010 Robert Heemskerk attached the following image:  [174.27Kb] Greeting, Robert Heemskerk ---- WWW: http://robertheem...ndedag.htm --- |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 24-07-2010 20:40
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Dexiosoma caninum? 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Robert Heemskerk |
Posted on 24-07-2010 20:52
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Member Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Posts: 2082 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Thank you Chris! I think it's quite special for the Amsterdam region. It is parasiting on Melolontha sp. ? greeting Robert Greeting, Robert Heemskerk ---- WWW: http://robertheem...ndedag.htm --- |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 24-07-2010 21:04
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Well get Theo to confirm it but I think it is ... and yes, I believe that is their host or similar small chafers
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 25-07-2010 20:23
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
if you look closely to the bendof vein M, there is a long stalk, so Dexiosoma it is (moreover, the arista is short). Theo |
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