Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tachina ursina?
Posted by Josef Buecker on 02-04-2010 12:50
#1
Hello Forum,
am I right with my ID? Who can confirm? Germany, NRW, Hagen, alder marshland, 175msm, March 30th 2010
Best regards,
Josef
Picture attachment not possible. I'll try later.
Edited by Josef Buecker on 02-04-2010 13:06
Posted by ChrisR on 02-04-2010 13:09
#2
Looks good to me :)
T.nigrohirta is known from southern Germany but it should have darker hairs on the thorax ... it is also very rare so
T.ursina is more likely ;)
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 02-04-2010 13:10
#3
I never saw this Tachina in the field. :( I hope see one soon.
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 02-04-2010 13:10
Posted by Josef Buecker on 02-04-2010 13:17
#4
Thank you Chris, Josef
To jorgemotalmeida: I recognized, that the fly is very true to the place. It always returns to the same place even after massive disturbances.
Posted by ChrisR on 02-04-2010 13:22
#5
Yes, once they find a nice sunny place to sit they usually return to it :) They are a classic sign of Spring arriving but I wish they were a bit commoner :)
Posted by Josef Buecker on 02-04-2010 13:59
#6
By the way, Chris, what is the host of this tachinid, I can't find in www? A carterpillar? Species? And: How old can it get (the imago)?
Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 02-04-2010 14:04
#7
The host of Tachina ursina is unknown.
In tachinid times you can see here the note: "In Kerimäki, one
specimen was sighted sitting on bare ground, but more
than ten individuals were observed visiting the sap runs.
The host is unknown." SOURCE:
http://www.uoguel...s/TT20.pdf