Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mid December Tephritidae --> Dioxyna bidentis
Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-12-2008 20:30
#1
Hello!
This 4 mm
Tephritis sp. (?) was sunbathing at 5 °C at a tree this afternoon (northwest Germany). Is it possible to tell the species? Thanks in advance!
Edited by Juergen Peters on 15-12-2008 19:32
Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-12-2008 20:30
#2
Pic #2
Posted by Juergen Peters on 14-12-2008 20:31
#3
Pic #3
Posted by Ben Hamers on 15-12-2008 19:05
#4
Dioxyna bidentis
Posted by Juergen Peters on 15-12-2008 19:31
#5
Hello, Ben!
Ben Hamers wrote:
Dioxyna bidentis
Oh, thanks! That surprises me... I remember that species considerably smaller, only about 2.5 mm. It is numerous here in late summer on a different location on
Tanacetum vulgare:
http://insektenfo...ht=Dioxyna
Posted by Ben Hamers on 15-12-2008 22:50
#6
Hi Jürgen,
According to Merz (1994) the lenght of the wings in D. bidentis varies between
2.8 and 3.6 mm.
Ben