Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Lydina aenea, Tachinidae
Posted by JariF on 02-08-2009 09:07
#1
Hi, this small black Tachinidae was captured yesterday. August 1.2009 Loviisa, Finland.
Jari
Edited by JariF on 02-08-2009 19:44
Posted by ChrisR on 02-08-2009 13:11
#2
Wow - looks very interesting. I can't place it from the photo but it must be fairly easy - small petiole, hairy r4+5, shiny-black colour & "scooped-out" face :D
Posted by Zeegers on 02-08-2009 13:13
#3
A dorsal would help.
Possibly Lydina aenea, maybe female Elocera delecta ?
Theo
Posted by JariF on 02-08-2009 15:13
#4
Here You are :)
Jari
Posted by JariF on 02-08-2009 15:13
#5
And the biotope
Posted by Zeegers on 02-08-2009 16:52
#6
I need to check some things, but for the moment I see no reason why it is not Lydina aenea. Very shiny black species with black parafrontalia, last feature less obvious here due to light ?
Theo
Posted by Zeegers on 02-08-2009 19:35
#7
I checked, Lydina aenea seem to be OK
Theo
Posted by JariF on 02-08-2009 19:43
#8
Than's Theo. This was the first one from this year and I had none from last year.
Jari
Posted by ChrisR on 02-08-2009 20:32
#9
Very nice - and interesting habitat too :)
Posted by Zeegers on 03-08-2009 21:30
#10
Lydina is mostly associated with forests, I don't know its hosts by heart, so I think this one is from the forest in the background.
By the way, rather common, at least in Central Europe, but not on flowers.
THeo
Posted by Jaakko on 07-08-2009 11:44
#11
Hi,
Locally common in Finland. Late summer on warm, mixed forest edges, most often on
Angelica or
Pimpinella flowers.
Jaakko