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 Phorocera (was: Tachinidae)
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| hedy2411 |
Posted on 07-01-2011 22:37
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 Member Location: Zeist, Holland Posts: 5242 Joined: 20.11.09 |
Is it possible to ID this fly...? Picture is made 29-4-2009 in Zeist, Holland hedy2411 attached the following image:  [88.91Kb] Edited by ChrisR on 09-01-2011 18:59 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 07-01-2011 22:53
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I'm going to make a guess and say Lypha dubia ... but it is a bit of a guess - time of year, mottled dusting, brown base colour etc. If we could see the pteropleural bristle and metathoracic spiracle then we would know for sure  Also, can you try to make each title/subject different? There are just a few threads called "Tachinidae" at the moment and in the "New Posts" screen they all look the same now 
Edited by ChrisR on 07-01-2011 22:54 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 08-01-2011 11:46
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19308 Joined: 21.07.04 |
the abdomen is too elongated, though, I'd say Phorocera obscura Theo |
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| hedy2411 |
Posted on 08-01-2011 19:25
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Member Location: Zeist, Holland Posts: 5242 Joined: 20.11.09 |
...I still have this one...
hedy2411 attached the following image:  [88.1Kb] Edited by hedy2411 on 08-01-2011 19:27 |
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| hedy2411 |
Posted on 08-01-2011 19:29
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Member Location: Zeist, Holland Posts: 5242 Joined: 20.11.09 |
...and a frontal one... Can it help? hedy2411 attached the following image:  [77.73Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 08-01-2011 19:38
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Well, if Theo thinks it is Phorocera obscura then I would go along with that. I think I was just confused because the abdomen isn't quite as elongated as I am used to (I don't see many) and I think I am used to the image of males, which have a slightly more distinctive shape 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| hedy2411 |
Posted on 08-01-2011 19:50
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Member Location: Zeist, Holland Posts: 5242 Joined: 20.11.09 |
So, this is a lady...? |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 09-01-2011 18:07
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19308 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Yes it is and given the better view on the antennae, I still think it is Phorocera obscura Theo |
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| hedy2411 |
Posted on 09-01-2011 18:21
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Member Location: Zeist, Holland Posts: 5242 Joined: 20.11.09 |
Chris and Theo, much obliged!! Regards, Hedy |
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