Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ernestia sp.
Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 10-04-2009 22:28
#1
hi flyforum,
This afternoon I found a nice Ernestia sp. in the Amsterdam forest.
I was thinking of Ernestia puparum? male?
If it is E. puparum,it is a nice found, so in the north of the Netherlands?
Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 10-04-2009 22:29
Posted by ChrisR on 11-04-2009 08:54
#2
It certainly would be my guess from the overall appearance and time of year ... but let's wait for Theo :)
In mainland Europe you are very lucky to be able to see such a superb fly. Here they occur in very low densities and I would class them as quite rare and very difficult to go out and see. This is partly due to the rarity of suitable habitat and also th bad weather at this time of year, which means that few people are out looking for them.
Edited by ChrisR on 11-04-2009 08:59
Posted by neprisikiski on 11-04-2009 11:53
#3
Well, E. puparum is a common spring Tachinidae in Lithuania;)
Edited by neprisikiski on 11-04-2009 12:05
Posted by Robert Heemskerk on 11-04-2009 12:54
#4
for a better dorsal view, hereby this picture
Edited by Robert Heemskerk on 11-04-2009 12:55
Posted by Zeegers on 11-04-2009 19:48
#5
It is a rather reddish puparum, great find near Amsterdam !
Theo