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| jezlee |
Posted on 26-08-2010 13:23
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Hello all - I think this is a tachinid of some sort? Does anyone agree, and if so, do you know which species? 
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| jezlee |
Posted on 26-08-2010 13:24
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Another view ...
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| jezlee |
Posted on 26-08-2010 13:24
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And another ...
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| jezlee |
Posted on 26-08-2010 13:26
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One more after this ...
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| jezlee |
Posted on 26-08-2010 13:28
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Last one - and a little more information: caught yesterday on umbellifer in Wolverhampton, England. Overall length approx. 6mm.
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 26-08-2010 13:29
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Sarcophagidae - Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) sp. I would guess There's no subscutellum, it has plumose arista (only in dexiine tachinids) and it has the classic striped thorax and checkered abdomen of the Sarcophaga group 
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| jezlee |
Posted on 26-08-2010 13:35
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Member Location: West Midlands, UK Posts: 195 Joined: 12.06.06 |
ChrisR wrote: Sarcophagidae - Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) sp. I would guess There's no subscutellum, it has plumose arista (only in dexiine tachinids) and it has the classic striped thorax and checkered abdomen of the Sarcophaga group Bugger!  Thanks, Chris, as usual, for putting me straight!!I'll get there ... hopefully ... if I live long enough! 
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