Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Possible Syrphidae (?)
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| Calilasseia |
Posted on 24-08-2012 23:45
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 Member Location: Near Liverpool, UK Posts: 90 Joined: 20.09.11 |
Another of the "oddball" Diptera (at least, "oddball" to me, as a newcomer to the Order) that I observed and photographed recently. To my untrained eye, looks like a Syrphid,, but of course could be something completely different.  Specimen data (UK fauna) as follows: Location: OS Grid Reference SJ496853 Date: 23/08/2012, 10:30 BST Habitat: Scrub grassland, featuring abundant Bramble & Nettle growth, with an adjacent playing field. Trees in the vicinity include Oak, Rowan, Sycamore (the latter mature). Conditions: Warm, humid, intermittently sunny. This time I've remembered to resample the photo before uploading! Calilasseia attached the following image:  [50.11Kb] |
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| Sara21392 |
Posted on 25-08-2012 09:04
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I think Tachinidae!!
Sincerely yours Sara |
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| Calilasseia |
Posted on 25-08-2012 18:43
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Member Location: Near Liverpool, UK Posts: 90 Joined: 20.09.11 |
Sara21392 wrote: I think Tachinidae!! I've just performed a check over at the UK Tachinid Recording Scheme, and they have an image of Tachina fera whose abdominal pattern bears some resemblance to my insect ... but T. fera has much more prominent antennae than my specimen. Time to dive into the gallery here! |
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| Calilasseia |
Posted on 25-08-2012 18:56
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Member Location: Near Liverpool, UK Posts: 90 Joined: 20.09.11 |
Just taken a look at the gallery here ... Linnaemya vulpina from the gallery bears a considerable resemblance to my specimen ... patterned abdomen, dark thorax, orange colouration at wing bases ... of course, for a definitive ID, I'll have to capture a specimen for dissection ...
Edited by Calilasseia on 25-08-2012 18:57 |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 25-08-2012 19:15
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Try Thelaira nigripes (possibly - we can't be sure because we cannot see the leg & head bristles) But also remember that flies are generally not identified by comparing to pictures and features like body colour & shape in photos are often very deceptive 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Calilasseia |
Posted on 25-08-2012 19:25
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Member Location: Near Liverpool, UK Posts: 90 Joined: 20.09.11 |
ChrisR wrote: Try Thelaira nigripes (possibly - we can't be sure because we cannot see the leg & head bristles)But also remember that flies are generally not identified by comparing to pictures and features like body colour & shape in photos are often very deceptive Hence my stating I'm going to have to capture a specimen for some experts to take a close look at. At least I know I'm finding some interesting specimens on my travels, despite being stuck in an urban area! |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 25-08-2012 19:30
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Yes, Thelaira nigripes are found fairly frequently ... look out for others like Tachina fera & Eriothrix rufomaculata to name bu a few
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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