Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinid from Holland, not Ernestia

Posted by Cor Zonneveld on 13-04-2009 18:24
#1

Ernestia may be common, but not too... I didn't see it anyway! But I saw another Tachinid, and a big one: Calliphora-sized. Amsterdamse bos, in herb layer. Close to main road, so not haute nature....

Posted by Cor Zonneveld on 13-04-2009 18:25
#2

another view

Posted by Cor Zonneveld on 13-04-2009 18:25
#3

and another specimen, close by

Posted by ChrisR on 13-04-2009 18:34
#4

Phorocera sp. :)

Posted by Cor Zonneveld on 13-04-2009 18:42
#5

Only three species of Phorocera listed in the Netherlands. This one is not obscura. Remaining options: assimilis or grandis. Is it possible to decide between those?

Edited by Cor Zonneveld on 13-04-2009 18:43

Posted by Zeegers on 14-04-2009 08:46
#6

Yes,

Grandis is very rare in the dunes later in May

So this must be assimilis (common).

Theo