Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Small striped tachinid :-)
Posted by Tony Wills on 02-02-2009 10:41
#1
Small fly (2 to 3mm) that is frequently found on Senecio minimus plants in Wellington, New Zealand. Photo taken in September (early spring). [strike]I have no clue to what this fly is, but[/strike] it looks distinctive and the wing vein detail is almost discernable! Where do I start :-)
Edited by Tony Wills on 02-02-2009 12:21
Posted by Rui Andrade on 02-02-2009 11:00
#2
It looks like a tachinid:)
Posted by Tony Wills on 02-02-2009 11:58
#3
Rui Andrade wrote:
It looks like a tachinid:)
Thanks for that! I have found a couple that have similar marking, but none quite the same. It may well be something that was introduced here for biological control. I will keep looking for possible candidates :-)
Posted by ChrisR on 02-02-2009 17:22
#4
If the fly has a subscutellum (a small bulge under the scutellum between it and the part where the abdomen joins the thorax) then it is a tachinid :)
I don't think it is necessarily an import - there are probably plenty of NZ tachinids that look like that :) Unfortunately it is way outside the regions I can cover :(