Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae I think.
Posted by thijsdegraaf on 01-05-2009 19:10
#1
A small fly (about 9 mm) in my garden in the Nethterlands. Family: Tachinidae I think.
What could it be?
Kind regards,
Thijs
Edited by thijsdegraaf on 01-05-2009 19:13
Posted by thijsdegraaf on 01-05-2009 19:11
#2
second photo
Posted by Zeegers on 02-05-2009 20:18
#3
Yes, again Phorocera obscura
Very common these days.
THeo
Posted by thijsdegraaf on 02-05-2009 22:06
#4
Thanks again Theo.
I was not sure, because it was a smaller fly.
Regards Thijs
Posted by ChrisR on 02-05-2009 23:17
#5
Size is not very important in parasitoids - their size as adults depends largely on the health of their larval hosts ;)
Posted by Zeegers on 03-05-2009 09:01
#6
Phorocera obscura is notorious in this respect: size 4 - 12 mm.
Theo
Posted by ChrisR on 03-05-2009 09:07
#7
Could it also be a feature of Spring species - perhaps exagerated by the variable climate? I have noticed
Lypha dubia to be quite variable in size too.
Posted by thijsdegraaf on 04-05-2009 20:25
#8
I've learned a lot.
Thanks Theo and Chris
Thijs