Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanus sp.
Posted by Kirsten Eta on 01-02-2010 14:26
#1
Hello together,
on the 7th of June in Germany, Nordrhein Wesphalen, Axel Steiner and me found a Tabanus. So I show one pic of him and one from me :).
Is any nearer detamination possible.
Edited by Kirsten Eta on 01-02-2010 14:26
Posted by Kirsten Eta on 01-02-2010 14:28
#2
without text
Edited by Kirsten Eta on 01-02-2010 14:30
Posted by Kirsten Eta on 03-02-2010 22:26
#3
No chance for our fly?
Posted by Zeegers on 04-02-2010 21:45
#4
Any indication of size ?
If it is 10-11 mm., it might very wellbe the male of Tabanus maculicornis.
If it is bigger than 15 mm. it must be something els.
Theo
Posted by Kirsten Eta on 05-02-2010 11:00
#5
Hello Theo,
Axel and me think that this fly was much bigger than 15 mm, maybe 20 mm. We both saw it at the same time from 2-3 m ago, sitting on the ground.
But this informations make the determination not easier, as I think.
Thanks :)
Edited by Kirsten Eta on 05-02-2010 11:00
Posted by Zeegers on 05-02-2010 13:35
#6
Estimates without measurements are very unreliable, in my experience, often off by a factor of 2.
20 mm is bigger than the biggest Syrphid, to give a reference.
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Anyway, I don't think it will be able to suggest a name with some credibility.
Theo