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 (Tachinidae) Ectophasia?
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| Jorge |
Posted on 22-02-2012 13:23
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I thought perhaps it could be Cistogaster, but I've ruled out by Ectophasia ... perhaps crassipennis. Any ideas? Jorge attached the following image:  [37.35Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 22-02-2012 13:55
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It certainly looks like a female Ectophasia - the wing venation (not visible here) is important to look at though  Although crassipennis is the commonest species, for a species identification we need to see/measure the length of the proboscis too.
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Jorge |
Posted on 22-02-2012 14:04
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Ok Chris, photo 2
Jorge attached the following image:  [21.54Kb] |
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| Jorge |
Posted on 22-02-2012 14:04
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and another image
Jorge attached the following image:  [26.94Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 22-02-2012 14:06
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OK, certainly Ectophasia female - any chance of seeing the female genitalia? They have a piece that is either curved forward or curved backwards
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Jorge |
Posted on 22-02-2012 14:12
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Impossible to see the genitalia, but getting to the genus level is fine. Thanks a lot |
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