Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae (Nowickia ferox female)
Posted by Christine Devillers on 29-11-2008 12:49
#1
I thought this was a female of Nowickia, but is it possible with the first tarsal segment not all black ?
(Belgium, 12-09-2006)
Edited by Christine Devillers on 20-12-2008 20:53
Posted by Christine Devillers on 29-11-2008 12:50
#2
pic 2
Posted by ChrisR on 29-11-2008 13:56
#3
I'm not sure how much variation they have but
Nowickia would be my best guess too :)
Posted by Zeegers on 29-11-2008 15:30
#4
It is a female Nowickia ferox.
What you see as 'not black' might be a bristle out of focus.
Theo
Posted by ChrisR on 29-11-2008 16:57
#5
Well-spotted Theo - it looks actually like a piece of straw/grass crossing the picture and making the basitarsus look pale :)
Posted by Christine Devillers on 29-11-2008 22:55
#6
Thanks, effectively now I see the white stripe in the picture.