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 Phasia hemiptera?
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| Basil Crowley |
Posted on 05-09-2012 14:58
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Member Location: Southern England Posts: 58 Joined: 21.04.09 |
I would be most grateful for confirmation of the id of this tachinid fly as a male Phasia hemiptera. The photographs were taken outdoors in Oxfordshire, S England on 21 August by an acquaintance. The main host species Pentatoma rufipes and Palomena prasina are known to be present in the immediate locality. How host specific is it? Would it, for example, also parasitise on Gonocerus acuteangulatus? Do you think that these photos, or one of them, would make a useful addition to the gallery, given that there are several of this already posted? Many thanks, Basil Basil Crowley attached the following image:  [40.55Kb] |
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| Basil Crowley |
Posted on 05-09-2012 14:59
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Member Location: Southern England Posts: 58 Joined: 21.04.09 |
another pic
Basil Crowley attached the following image:  [43.58Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 05-09-2012 22:01
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Yes, that's correct - not uncommon in the southern half  http://tachinidae...amp;t=name Edited by ChrisR on 05-09-2012 22:32 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| Basil Crowley |
Posted on 10-09-2012 12:24
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Member Location: Southern England Posts: 58 Joined: 21.04.09 |
Thanks Chris. |
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