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Tachinidae, Sturmia bella ? -> yes
Tannerh
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Posted on 11-03-2011 10:23
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This is probably Sturmia bella? Male specimen?
There is only few and rather old records from Finland at all!
Can anyone confirm this ID or give some help?
This emerged from Araschnia levana pupae. Not straight, but probably first emerged fly-larva from butterfly-pupae and then this emerged from reddish-brown pupae on other side tank.
Butterfly larvaes collected from nettle (Urtica dioica) in my backyard garden 19.8.2010
Place: Fennia, Nylandia, Siuntio (southern Finland)
Fly with naked (not hairy) eyes, overall lenght 7.0 mm. Is there mysticious "Sturmia-flecks" visible in abdomen image? ("Male: Tergit 4 ventral oder an der seite mit einem Sturmia-fleck".)
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Middle leg
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Outer male? genitalia
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Sturmia-flecks?
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Head with naked eyes
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Scutellum
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prothorax, dorsal (sorry poor quality image)
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Zeegers
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The head is not developed completely, so it looks a bit strange, but it seems to be OK. The host is typical, so that is OK as well.
THe subapical scutellar bristles are set wide apart (as it should be in Sturmia)

You might check:
* palpus black
* 4 sternopleural bristles.

Theo
 
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Wov, many thanks to you, Theo
Perhaps I put it too early in to the poison-bottle? Just emerged?

Must check those things, you mentioned...
 
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Yes, you did. The vertex is unusually narrow.


Next time better !

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Yes, this have 4 sternopleural bristles
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This have also black palpus.
Is it possible to say if this is male or female specimen?
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Wow - looks like it flew into a wall! Wink It's got all the parts to say that it is Sturmia ... but it looks completely wrong, in the over all shape Smile
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Thank you very much for determination, Theo & Chris and also Kaj Winqvist from Finland. (He advise me to ask help here from Tachnid-specialists)
This is rather remarkable record from Finland!
Last seen 1940 (over 70 years ago)
So it was so important to me to get right ID for this species.
Now I can save record to our database. (maybe without gender, male/female?)
Edited by Tannerh on 12-03-2011 00:18
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Great find, lucky You Smile
 
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It is a male, females don't have Sturmia-spots


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To be clear, the ID is sure.


Theo
 
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Many thanks all of you.
Hannu
 
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Posted on 14-03-2011 14:08
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Nice.. I am expecting this one to be an expansive species in the north... we´ll see!
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