Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachinidae from Alps 5

Posted by christoophe on 30-08-2009 08:01
#1

collected this Siphona 25 08 09 at a height of 1600 m, size 10 mm
Thank you for help

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Posted by christoophe on 30-08-2009 08:01
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Posted by christoophe on 30-08-2009 08:04
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Posted by ChrisR on 30-08-2009 08:13
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Very distinctive across the whole palearctic - there's very little that looks like Prosina siberita :) They seem to be having a good year here too on some of my local reserves.

Posted by christoophe on 30-08-2009 08:48
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If I did not once see it in the nature, I do not recognize them;).
Thank Chris

Posted by Zeegers on 30-08-2009 09:43
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Well, there is Rhamphina in the mountains,

but this is Prosena


Theo

Posted by ChrisR on 30-08-2009 11:22
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Yes, except the Rhamphina I saw in the Pyrennes were like big, black Eurithia sp. with a long proboscis that hinged under the body so they were very easy to spot :) Quite a nice surprise when I got them home and discovered that they weren't Eurithia though! :D

Posted by Zeegers on 30-08-2009 17:34
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Same here.

I only discovered Rhamphina while extending its legs, it had 3 + 4 legs ???? actually more like 3 + 3 plus a long proboscis. Big surprise

Theo

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 14-08-2011 16:18
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I must tell that I had the same impression, Theo. is this a leg or proboscis? :) A very nice surprise, indeed!