Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachinidae
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 01-06-2007 16:40
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
Hello, which tachinidae - if at all - is this? Thanks, Michael (photo taken today, rhineland/germany, size about 8mm) Michael Becker attached the following image:  [71.35Kb] |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-06-2007 16:44
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Caliphoridae - Pollenia sp. - from the curly, golden hairs on the thorax 
Edited by ChrisR on 01-06-2007 16:45 |
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| eguzki |
Posted on 01-06-2007 16:45
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 Member Location: Perkáta, Hungary Posts: 1140 Joined: 12.10.06 |
Hi! I vote against Tachinidae, I think it is a Pollenia sp. Calliphoridae rather, but I am not an expert.... |
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 01-06-2007 18:07
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
Oh no, an undeterminable Pollenia species again.... Besides, how do I distinguish Tachinidae from Calliphoridae? Or isn't there a simple way? Michael |
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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 01-06-2007 18:49
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
In this case, the golden hairs on the thorax, very distinctive |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 01-06-2007 19:00
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
It's not easy to see any of the features that make a tachinid while in the field - or even from a photo for that matter - because they're relatively hidden (subscutellum & hypopleural bristles). But I'd say this fly is hairy, rather than bristly so it's unlikely to be a tachinid. A bristle is a strong, socketed hair - look at one under a microscope and you'll see that a bristle mounts into a 'ball & socket' joint on the body. But really, there's no substitute for experience - just learn what the various groups look like |
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| Michael Becker |
Posted on 01-06-2007 20:14
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Member Location: Germany, Neuss Posts: 1268 Joined: 16.01.07 |
Thanks for your answers. I will try to differentiate between hairs and bristles next time. Probably I still will be often wrong and need help. Michael |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 02-06-2007 08:06
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19234 Joined: 21.07.04 |
This Pollenia seems peculiar in having the topcel closed. That might even help to get to species level, but we need an expert. Theo |
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