Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Tachinidae? => Trixa conspersa
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 03-09-2020 20:51
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1193 Joined: 07.10.09 |
Hello, yesterday I found this fly on a meadow in Germany, Saxony. It was slightly smaller than a Sarcophaga and allowed only a single view. It resembles a bit Thelaira, but the abdomen is much wider. Is ID possible? Thanks, Marion Marion Friedrich attached the following image:  [216.76Kb] Edited by Marion Friedrich on 05-09-2020 20:05 |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 05-09-2020 07:40
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19317 Joined: 21.07.04 |
If you had a lateral view, you would not have compared it with Thelaira ! it is a male Trixa caerulscens, very nice. When found often on meadows in September. Theo |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 05-09-2020 13:51
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1193 Joined: 07.10.09 |
Thank you very much for the identification of Trixa caerulescens, Theo.  Best regards, Marion PS: I have a question. In the Catalogue of Life I found Trixa alpina Meigen, 1824 basing on Systema diptorum from 2011 as a synonym of Trixa caerulescens. In the last version of Fauna Europaea from 2013 it is listed as a valid species. What is the current status? |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 05-09-2020 18:02
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19317 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Arrgh, I meant T. conspersa ! Conspersa is in my mind more bluish than caerulescens, so I always mixed up the names. As for alpina, there is nothing new, so opinions differ and there are no new argument (DNA, for example). Theo |
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| Marion Friedrich |
Posted on 05-09-2020 20:09
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Member Location: Saxony, Germany Posts: 1193 Joined: 07.10.09 |
Thanks for the status info. I changed the title to conspersa. Marion |
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