Posted by redadmiral on 11-09-2009 09:39
#1
Can anyone identify this large & impressive tachinid? Several at Cors Fochno (Borth Bog), Ceredigion, Wales. 7.9.09.
Habitat is a large acid peat bog.
Thanks.
Posted by ChrisR on 11-09-2009 09:50
#2
It's undoubtably an
Exorista sp. and it looks to me like
Exorista larvarum (orange scutellum, 4 post-sutural dcs & lots of dusting on the abdomindal tergites) :) Though, as I said in my email, let's just wait for a double-check from a few others here ;)