Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachinid, the Netherlands
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| jck |
Posted on 17-10-2012 10:05
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Is it possible to identify this fly? Apeldoorn, province of Gelderland, the Netherlands, 11 August this year. James jck attached the following image:  [33.44Kb] |
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| jck |
Posted on 17-10-2012 10:06
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Another photo.
jck attached the following image:  [36.89Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 17-10-2012 13:49
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Looks like a male Meigenia (erect, parallel, apical scutellars) but the photos have been taken from unfortunate angles 
Edited by ChrisR on 17-10-2012 13:49 Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| jck |
Posted on 17-10-2012 19:12
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Thanks Chris. I've got a photo of its bum if that helps.... James |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 17-10-2012 19:18
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Hi James - in the M.mutabilis group the male genitalia is required for an ID so photos seldom work
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| jck |
Posted on 19-10-2012 11:54
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Thanks - do I put this in my administration as a definite male Meigenia sp or a possible male Meigenia? James |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 19-10-2012 12:49
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It's a male Meigenia of the mutabilis group, in my opinion 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| jck |
Posted on 19-10-2012 15:05
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Member Location: Posts: 1163 Joined: 21.08.12 |
Many thanks, James |
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