Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Rhinophoridae
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| philporter |
Posted on 17-11-2010 11:14
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Member Location: Lincoln UK Posts: 554 Joined: 07.02.07 |
I reckon this is Rhinophora lepida. Would anyone care to confirm or correct? 3 dc; 2prs scutellar matginals, apicals strong and crossing; the other pr very long indeed. philporter attached the following image:  [78.52Kb] |
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| philporter |
Posted on 17-11-2010 11:14
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Member Location: Lincoln UK Posts: 554 Joined: 07.02.07 |
wings
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| philporter |
Posted on 17-11-2010 11:15
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Member Location: Lincoln UK Posts: 554 Joined: 07.02.07 |
abdomen
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| oxycera |
Posted on 17-11-2010 12:13
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Member Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire Posts: 251 Joined: 31.12.09 |
It looks identical to a specimen I took this year, and from what I can make out of the finer detail, corresponds with the key. However, I only started with Calypterates this year...so I would wait for a more experienced opinion. |
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| philporter |
Posted on 17-11-2010 12:41
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Member Location: Lincoln UK Posts: 554 Joined: 07.02.07 |
Yes, I'm reasonably confident with this one, Oxycera, thanks for the re-assurance. I'm new at this as well. What key do you use? I only have the old 'Tachinid' key by Day, which is way out of date and weird to use but has the advantages of a fairly full insect description (once you can work out all the abbreviations), and also working for anything with hypopleural bristles! What is or is not a subscutellum seems to me to be a matter of opinion sometimes. PhilPorter |
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| oxycera |
Posted on 17-11-2010 12:51
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Member Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire Posts: 251 Joined: 31.12.09 |
Hi Phil, I've been using van Emden, though I do have Day (must have a proper look at that sometime!). There's some very good explanatory sub-scutellum photos on the tachinidae.org website. Cheers, John |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 17-11-2010 15:37
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19308 Joined: 21.07.04 |
This is is easy, indeed Rhinophora lepida. Very common in July - August Female lacks greyish spot on tergites. Theo |
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| philporter |
Posted on 17-11-2010 15:45
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Member Location: Lincoln UK Posts: 554 Joined: 07.02.07 |
Thanks, Theo and John, for your help. Phil Porter |
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| oxycera |
Posted on 17-11-2010 16:55
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Member Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire Posts: 251 Joined: 31.12.09 |
Perhaps not quite so easy if its the first one you've ever taken |
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