Posted by ChrisR on 05-09-2009 18:17
#1
Another Bavarian tachinid (July/August 2001) that keys to something rare. Am I close? :)
Posted by Jaakko on 06-09-2009 19:12
#4
Can very well be! Never seen this one, only
ferruginea, but the legs look characteristic. Congratulations!
Posted by ChrisR on 06-09-2009 19:17
#5
Thanks :D I was just lucky to be given an exceptionally good Malaise trap sample from Bavaria ... well, good in species, if not in quality of specimens! ;) This sample yielded
Tachina nigrohirta too, which I understand is very rare.
The only problem with rare stuff is that I doubt my determination, if I haven't seen it before and if the key is a bit ambiguous in its descriptions and confirmatory characters. But you're right, in this case the legs do look spot-on for this species.