Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tephritidae IDed as Tephritis dioscurea
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| Ginks |
Posted on 22-02-2012 13:07
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 Member Location: Mid-Essex Posts: 69 Joined: 05.01.12 |
Good morning! I spotted this little fly yesterday, but it was the other side of the herb bed and I couldn't get at it without running the risk of going A/T... so my pics are a bit ropey... Someone saw the pic on Flickr and suggested Tephritis conura with a link to this gallery, which was kind of them. The wing pattern certainly looks close, but to my untrained eye, not quite right. The limited view afforded by my photography/the fly screws things up a bit. Mid-Essex, on sage in the sun, in garden. Any thoughts on the matter, anyone? Ginks attached the following image:  [108.26Kb] Edited by Ginks on 26-02-2012 00:32 TTFN, Ginks http://www.flickr...ug-hunter/ |
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| Ginks |
Posted on 22-02-2012 13:09
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Member Location: Mid-Essex Posts: 69 Joined: 05.01.12 |
The other wing... and hasn't it got lovely green eyes?! 
Ginks attached the following image:  [78.88Kb] TTFN, Ginks http://www.flickr...ug-hunter/ |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 22-02-2012 14:17
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 Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
It's definitely not T. conura. An d it's difficult to judge its size, but I'ld go for T. dioscurea. John |
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| Ginks |
Posted on 22-02-2012 16:16
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Member Location: Mid-Essex Posts: 69 Joined: 05.01.12 |
Hi John! Thanks so much for your imput. No matter how many times I rotated my pics to make the wings go in the same direction as those in the pics in the gallery, I couldn't make T. conura a match. You've just comfirmed that I'm not going doolally... thanks! I keep forgetting to mention size, sorry. Erm, very small is about as close as I can get. Will try harder... I'll have a look at your ID in a moment... exciting! TTFN, Ginks http://www.flickr...ug-hunter/ |
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| Ginks |
Posted on 22-02-2012 16:29
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Member Location: Mid-Essex Posts: 69 Joined: 05.01.12 |
Hi! I can't find a good ref image of T. dioscurea anywhere... Does anyone know where I can find one? I'd love to see it! Thanks TTFN, Ginks http://www.flickr...ug-hunter/ |
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| John Smit |
Posted on 22-02-2012 16:30
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Member Location: Utrecht Posts: 565 Joined: 05.10.04 |
very small suits T. dioscurea  Cheers, John |
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| Ginks |
Posted on 22-02-2012 17:01
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Member Location: Mid-Essex Posts: 69 Joined: 05.01.12 |
Hahaha, funny guy! Thanks John. Do you know where I can find a good pic of this fly?
TTFN, Ginks http://www.flickr...ug-hunter/ |
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