Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae, ? from Romania
Posted by cosmln on 06-08-2008 21:20
#1
Hi,
today received from a friend (Alexandru Strugariu) some photos of a tachinid (i think) posed on a not so tipical substrate.
photos where made today (6.august.2008).
i don't think that an identification will be possible (but who knows), but at least to share this photos (i have author permission).
enjoy,
cosmln
Posted by cosmln on 06-08-2008 21:21
#2
and second one (last one)
Posted by Rui Andrade on 06-08-2008 21:28
#3
Wow, amazing photo :o!!! I think it's a sarcophagid. What species is the snake?
Posted by cosmln on 06-08-2008 21:29
#4
Rui Andrade wrote:
Wow, amazing photo :o!!! I think it's a sarcophagid. What species is the snake?
Vipera berus
i don't exclude Sarcophagidae, but the fly was very thorny.
cosmln
Edited by cosmln on 06-08-2008 21:30
Posted by Rui Andrade on 06-08-2008 21:39
#5
i don't exclude Sarcophagidae, but the fly was very thorny.
Yes, you are right, normally sarcophagids aren't so thorny. Thanks for the name of the snake.
Posted by ChrisR on 06-08-2008 22:27
#6
It's a sarcophagid - they are often very bristly but when seen from the side it becomes more obvious ;) In this case the dusting pattern and prominent shiny, black genital capsule strongly suggest a sarcophagid. :)
Posted by Zeegers on 07-08-2008 19:54
#7
First of all, aaamazing pictures.
Secondly, is the photographer still alive ?
Thirdly, the fly.
I agree, it looks very bristly, yet also my gut feeling guesses it is Sarcophagidae. It is too slender / elongate for most Tachinidae.
And Sarcophagidae make much more sense from the biological point of view.
Theo