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 Which Tachinidae? => Metopia cf. campestris, male
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| Karsten Thomsen |
Posted on 14-02-2021 20:48
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 Member Location: Hjortshøj, Jutland, Denmark Posts: 659 Joined: 07.01.16 |
On sycamore, in moist old broadleaf forest. Staksrode NE of Vejle, Denmark, 7 May 2020.
Karsten Thomsen attached the following image:  [295.07Kb] Edited by Karsten Thomsen on 15-02-2021 15:20 |
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| piros |
Posted on 14-02-2021 22:09
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Member Location: Szeged, Hungary Posts: 1843 Joined: 04.01.12 |
I may be absolutely wrong, but my impression is that this is a Metopia female (Sarcophagidae, Miltogramminae). Greezings, Henrik |
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| Karsten Thomsen |
Posted on 15-02-2021 11:02
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Member Location: Hjortshøj, Jutland, Denmark Posts: 659 Joined: 07.01.16 |
Thank you, Henrik, I had not considered that! So far, I am under the impression that Metopia spp. have distinctly wider space between the eyes than the eye width. In this animal, the distance seem more "normal" to me. However, I'll look into it... |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 15-02-2021 11:12
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19310 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Males of campestris and grandii lack the “charateristic” silver mirrors on the frons... it is probably one of those (campestris being by far the most common) Theo |
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| Karsten Thomsen |
Posted on 15-02-2021 15:19
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Member Location: Hjortshøj, Jutland, Denmark Posts: 659 Joined: 07.01.16 |
So Henrik was right about the genus, thanks a lot, both of you! Karsten |
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